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Great Gatsby Vocab Quiz Ch. 5 and 6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who is rude or inconsiderate in social situations could best be called ____.

a)

tactless

b)

sporadic

c)

obstinate

d)

harrowing

2.

Mr. Bragg _____ the class to study their vocabulary during the reading of The Great Gatsby.

a)

obliged

b)

harrowed

c)

toiled

d)

bantered

3.

The person quickly running away from the monster in the scary film could best be described as _____.

a)

harrowed

b)

obstinate

c)

supercilious

d)

lethargic

4.

No matter how much overwhelming evidence was presented that the man was guilty, his mother remained ______ about his innocence.

a)

obstinate

b)

vestige

c)

tactless

d)

reverie

5.

The appendix is a ______ of an organ our bodies no longer need.

a)

vestige

b)

harrow

c)

reverie

d)

vitality

6.

There was a shape moving through the dark, foggy night, but it was too ______ to see clearly.

a)

nebulous

b)

obstinate

c)

tactless

d)

vestige

7.

Mr. Bragg was interrupted from his _____ when the bell rang and he knew it was time for first period.

a)

reverie

b)

harrowing

c)

obstinate

d)

nebulous

8.

At the very beginning of the school day, all of the students seemed to be sleepy and moving slowly. "You all seem really _____," said Mr. Bragg.

a)

lethargic

b)

harrowed

c)

obstinate

d)

sporadic

9.

The Pittsburgh Zoo has a lovely ____ of creatures.

a)

menagerie

b)

reverie

c)

disdain

d)

epigram

10.

What would be an ANTONYM of meretricious?

a)

flashy

b)

gaudy

c)

undecorated

d)

punctilious

11.

What would be the closest SYNONYM of ineffable?

a)

unimaginable

b)

tactless

c)

sporadic

d)

uncaring

12.

Nick tells Gatsby, "You can't repeat the past" (Fitzgerald 110). What does Gatsby say in reply?

a)

"Why of course you can!"

b)

"Why of course you can't!"

c)

"Are you sure about that, Old Sport?"

d)

This is a trick question; Gatsby does not reply.

13.

In Chapter Six, Daisy tells Tom he can use her _____ in case he needs to "...take down any addresses" (Fitzgerald 105).

a)

little gold pencil

b)

copy of Town Tattle

c)

address book

d)

telephone book

14.

In Chapter Five at Nick's house, Gatsby knocks something off of the mantle. We discussed several times in class what this object was and what it symbolized. Pick the right object/symbol pair below.

a)

clock/lost time

b)

flowers/beauty

c)

lemon cake/desire

d)

his wallet/new money

15.

BONUS: Which character annoys you the most at this point in the novel? (You cannot get this question wrong.)

a)

Gatsby

b)

Daisy

c)

Tom

d)

Nick

e)

Jordan