WorksheetsThe Great Gatsby Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 40mins
Why does Nick move East?
To be closer to his favorite cousin Daisy
To make money bootlegging
Try try his hand at the bond business
To get away from his unsuccessful parents
Where does Nick live?
West Egg
East Egg
Valley of Ashes
Astoria
How do Tom and Nick originally get to know each other?
Tom is married to his cousin.
They work in the bond business together.
They party together at Gatsby's house.
They attended Yale together.
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"With an effort I managed to restrain my incredulous laughter. The very phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned 'character' leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulogne."
unbelieving
hilarious
unrestrained
genuine
Which group of words best describes Tom?
intelligent, handsome, caring
arrogant, controlling, power hungry
rugged, hard-working, conceited
What is the most alluring aspect of Daisy?
Her personality
Her conversational skills
Her face
Her voice
What makes people trust and confide in Nick?
He gives good advice.
He chooses to reserve all judgments.
He's not a careless person.
He has a nice face.
Which of the following ideas might the color white symbolize?
rebirth
hopelessness
laziness
happiness
In the first chapter, what explanation does Nick give to Tom and Daisy to assure them that he's not engaged?
He was never even dating anyone.
He broke up with her before he moved to NY.
He likes being a bachelor too much.
He is too poor to be married.
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"A celebrated tenor had sung in Italian and a notorious contralto had sung in jazz and between the numbers people were doing 'stunts' all over the garden, while happy vacuous bursts of laughter rose toward the summer sky."
devoid of meaning or substance
cheerful expressions of gayety
excited and energetic
sad and sullen
Which setting is known for housing the old money types?
West Egg
East Egg
Flushing
New York City
Which of the following is NOT what the color green symbolizes?
nature
hope
longing
desire
What does the green light symbolize?
Gatsby's hope/longing for a life of old-money status with Daisy
Gatsby's lust for continued wealth
Tom's envy of Gatsby
Nick's jealousy of Gatsby
Who is Myrtle?
Nick's girlfriend; Jordan's friend
Tom's wife; Catherine's sister
George's wife; Tom's girlfriend
Tom's wife; George's girlfriend
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
" Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips the two young women preceded us out onto a rosy-colored porch open toward the sunset where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind."
actively
excitedly
lacking spirit or liveliness
femininely
What attracted Myrtle to Tom in the first place?
His handsome face
His crisp white shirt front
His pick-up lines
His smile
Why does Daisy insist she wants her daughter to grow up to be a "beautiful little fool"?
She knows she's pretty stupid, so she hopes she's pretty
She sees no value in being smart because she isn't very intelligent herself
She wants her to compete in beauty pageants
She is aware of her position in her world and is unhappy with it, so she wants her daughter to be oblivious to it
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry."
uncertain about the course to take
confident about themselves
refraining from an activity
stubbornly refuse to change
In whose house does Gatsby have his reunion with Daisy?
His own house
The Wilsons' house
Daisy's house
Nick's house
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"The smile comprehended Montenegro's troubled history and sympathized with the brave struggles of the Montenegrin people. It appreciated fully the chain of national circumstances which had elicited this tribute from Montenegro's warm little heart.
retracted; took back
called forth, like an emotion or reaction
praised an unworthy candidate
received; accepted graciously
The color blue represents the hard work of the working classes and the struggles they must overcome. This is evident in all of the following EXCEPT
Daisy's hair which "lay like a dash of blue paint across her cheek"
The blue eyes on the billboard advertising Dr TJ Eckleburg's business
the blue coat that Dan Cody bought for a young Jay Gatsby when he started working for him
In George Wilson's pale blue eyes
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise--she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression--then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room."
curious
demonstrating haughtiness
showing great care or effort
unbelieving
The color gray, which symbolizes hopelessness, is seen most in which setting?
East Egg
Gatsby's house
the Valley of Ashes
New York City
Why did Gatsby throw huge parties?
He had a lot of friends.
He loved to spend his money.
He didn't like to be alone.
He hoped Daisy would wander in one night.
Why did Gatsby buy his house on West Egg?
He wanted to live on the ocean.
He wanted room to throw huge parties.
He wanted to live near Daisy.
He was given the house; he didn't buy it.
What happens the night before Daisy's wedding to Tom?
Jordan tells Daisy that Tom had an affair with the maid.
Daisy receives a letter from Gatsby asking her to wait.
Nick tries to talk Daisy out of the marriage.
Gatsby gives Daisy an expensive pearl necklace.
Define the underlined word:
"He had changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner."
over-the-top; excessively dramatic
superior; haughty
incredibly polite; politically correct
cheerful
The color yellow is used as a symbol of corruption and dishonesty. Which of the following is an example of this?
Tom's golf bag
Gatsby's car
the curtains in Tom and Myrtle's NYC apartment
Nick's house
The showdown between Tom and Gatsby occurred
at one of Gatsby's parties
on the train into the city
at the Buchanan's house
in a hotel in New York
One clue that Meyer Wolfsheim is a shady character is that his cuff buttons were made of
diamonds
dice
human teeth
bullets
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"She looked at Tom, alarmed now, but he insisted with magnanimous scorn.
'Go on. He won't annoy you. I think he realizes that his presumptuous little flirtation is over.'"
kind-hearted
contemptuous
generous to an unworthy opponent
unfeeling
How much time passed between Daisy and Gatsby's first meeting and the day they met at Nick's house for tea?
just over a year
twenty-two months
almost five years
over ten years
The green light symbolizes Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future, his American dream. How does Daisy's visit to Gatsby's house affect his hopes and dreams?
He is even more hopeful about their future.
The symbol of his dream seems less important.
His dream died.
His dream changed.
Why does Nick's relationship with Jordan fall apart?
Nick is disillusioned by rich, careless people.
Jordan has gotten bored with Nick and dumps him.
Nick decides to go home and marry the girl he left behind.
Nick finds out that Jordan had an affair with Tom.
Define the underlined words:
"Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby's house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams; for a transitory moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder."
mobile; unable to be measured
changing; open to injury
sent over radio waves; in relation to
fleeting (not permanent); in proportion
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it. I was sure he'd start when he saw the newspapers, just as I was sure there'd be a wire from Daisy before noon--but neither a wire nor Mr. Wolfshiem arrived..."
necessary
unnecessary
silly
smart
Define the underlined word:
"I am not even faintly like a rose. She was only extemporizing, but a stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words."
improvising a performance (making something up)
insulting someone masked as a compliment
discussing someone's finest qualities
being sarcastic
What does Tom's behavior in the opening chapters of the novel indicated to the reader about his character?
He is easy going
He is a bore
He is generous
He is a bully
How does Nick describe himself?
Cowardly
Rude
Popular
Honest
Which of the following does the color red NOT represent?
ambition
anger
passion
danger
Define the underlined word in the following excerpt:
"This was a forlorn hope--he was almost sure that Wilson had no friend: there was not enough of him for his wife."
confident and astute
productive
virtuous and lively
pitifully sad; showing hopelessness
What does Nick's obsession with "getting somebody" for Gatsby after he is already dead say about Gatsby's relationships with the other characters and people who attended his parties?
All of his relationships were meaningful, and Nick wants Gatsby surrounded by true friends.
All of his relationships were empty and meaningless, and Nick can't find anyone to mourn Gatsby.
All of his relationships were based on fear. People befriended Gatsby because they were afraid of Wolfsheim.
All of his relationships were one-sided. People did not love Gatsby as much as he loved them.
How does Gatsby feel about the forward march of time?
He accepts that he will never win Daisy back
He celebrates change and new opportunities
He rejects the idea and believes he can recreate the past
He warns Nick not to waste his time thinking about the past
What is the most important lesson to learn from reading The Great Gatsby?
