WorksheetsGatsby Chapters 1 and 2 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Nick Carraway
b)
Daisy Buchannen
c)
Jordan Baker
d)
Tom Buchannen
2.
How is Daisy related to Nick?
a)
She is his sister
b)
She is his cousin
c)
She is his childhood friend
d)
She is his work partner
3.
What kind of person is Daisy?
a)
Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
b)
Daisy is an intellectual.
c)
Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
d)
Daisy is just plain mean.
4.
Who is Nick's neighbor?
a)
Daisy
b)
Tom
c)
Gatsby
d)
Jordan
5.
Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in Chapter 1?
a)
He is short and fat and jolly.
b)
He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.
c)
He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.
d)
He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.
6.
What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?
a)
Tom is terminally ill.
b)
Tom is in trouble with the police.
c)
Tom is connected with criminals.
d)
Tom is having an affair.
7.
What is the “valley of ashes”?
a)
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
b)
A barren, lower-middle class area separating New York from West Egg.
c)
An industrial zone
d)
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness
8.
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
a)
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro the
Association of the Blind
b)
A group of security guards who monitor the
doctor’s home and offices
c)
A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has
just developed
d)
An illustration on a billboard overlooking the
valley of ashes
9.
Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
a)
. His mistress
b)
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
c)
His parents
d)
Gatsby
10.
Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?
a)
Myrtle is Tom’s cousin. George is her son.
b)
George is Tom’s business partner. Myrtle is George’s wife.
c)
Myrtle is Tom’s mistress. George is Myrtle’s husband.
d)
They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.
11.
What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?
a)
sandwiches for lunch
b)
a dog
c)
a new dress
d)
cuff links for Tom
12.
Where do the three of them go?
a)
Tom’s favorite restaurant
b)
Nick’s office
c)
The dealer where Tom bought his last car
d)
The apartment Tom rents and always takes his
mistress to
13.
Why does Myrtle regret marrying her husband, Wilson?
a)
Because he is violent
b)
Because he is poor
c)
Because she loved someone else
d)
Because he doesn't love her
14.
How is Myrtle trying to build her status on the social class ladder?
a)
By using Tom's wealth to get what she wants.
b)
By buying expensive clothing and other things.
c)
By changing her behavior around Tom when dealing with other people.
d)
All of the above
15.
Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose in chapter 2?
a)
Because she kept talking about Daisy.
b)
Because she talked back to him.
c)
Because she refused to get the drinks for them.
d)
Because he has an uncontrollable temper.
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