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The Great Gatsby- Final Test

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ch. 7- During lunch at the Buchanan's, (with Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Nick, and Gatsby), Daisy remarks, "You always look so cool." What is the significance of this remark?

a)

Gatsby for the first time realizes the importance of Daisy's little girl.

b)

Daisy is commenting on Jordan's appearance, who sits "like a silver idol" on the couch.

c)

Daisy is remarking on Nick's ability to stay both "within and without" the plot.

d)

After Daisy says this to Gatsby, Tom realizes that Daisy is involved with Gatsby.

2.

Myrtle Wilson, locked in her room above the gas station,

a)

calls for Tom to save her

b)

realizes that Tom is driving Gatsby's car

c)

thinks that Jordan Baker is actually Tom's wife

d)

signals to Tom that she will try to meet him in New York.

3.

Which of the following is NOT a true fact about Myrtle's death?

a)

Gatsby's car hit her.

b)

Tom and Nick witness the accident.

c)

Daisy was driving the car.

d)

A witness tells the police that a yellow car hit Myrtle.

4.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the conclusion of Chapter 7?

a)

Nick observes, through their window, that Tom and Daisy seem to be planning something.

b)

Nick goes home with Jordan.

c)

Daisy has told Gatsby that she will lock herself in her room to protect herself from Tom.

d)

Gatsby remains standing in Daisy's yard, watching to make sure she is safe.

5.

"His gorgeous pink rag of a suit made a bright spot of color against the white steps and I thought of the night when I first came to his ancestral home three months before. The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his corruption-- and he had stood on those steps, concealing his incorruptible dream, as we waved them goodby." Which of the following explains Nick's paradoxical sense about Gatsby?

a)

His gorgeous pink suit contrasts with the crudeness of his ambition.

b)

Although Gatsby's guests, who barely knew him, recognized his corruption, Nick remained blind to it.

c)

Although NIck last sees Gatsby standing alone on his steps, in his memory Gatsby is always surrounded by people.

d)

Although he ultimately became corrupt, his adherence to his dream remains incorruptible.

6.

"That ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees" is

a)

Meyer Wolfsheim

b)

Wilson

c)

Someone the narrator never clarifies

d)

Tom

7.

The "holocaust" ended the lives of

a)

Gatsby and Wilson

b)

Gatsby and Wolfsheim

c)

Myrtle and Daisy

d)

Owl Eyes and Wilson

8.

The only friend or acquaintance of Gatsby's who comes to the funeral, besides Nick, is

a)

Owl Eyes

b)

Kilpspriger

c)

Meyer Wolfsheim

d)

Jordan

9.

In Fitzgerald's last line "so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past," he suggests thematically that

a)

A- as a culture, we have given up on the dream

b)

B- as a culture, we can never completely give up the dream because it's part of our heritage.

c)

C- as a culture, we have forever lost the ability to attain the dream

d)

D- Humans can succeed in recreating past memories.

e)

E- Both B and C.

10.

Ch. 7- The final confrontation between Gatsby, Tom and Daisy occurs at

a)

The Plaza Hotel

b)

the Hotel Metropole

c)

The Buchanans' home

d)

Gatsby's mansion

11.

Gatsby's car is

a)

red

b)

black

c)

green

d)

yellow

12.

Ch. 7- After the final scene between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy, Nick realizes that

a)

he is deeply in love with Jordan

b)

he must return to the Middle West

c)

Gatsby is no good

d)

It is his own thirtieth birthday

13.

Ch. 7- Myrtle tries to flag down the car because

a)

she recognizes Daisy at the wheel

b)

she saw Tom driving it before

c)

she recognizes Tom at the wheel

d)

She is desperate for help from anyone

14.

The night of Myrtle's death Nick finds Gatsby

a)

packing

b)

trying to get rid of the car

c)

watching Daisy's window

d)

giving his story to the police

15.

Ch. 9- Nick compliments Gatsby by saying

a)

He's a better man than the rest of them

b)

Daisy should have chosen him

c)

He himself would like to join Gatsby's business

d)

he himself would like to move in with him

16.

Ch. 9- Tom later admits that he

a)

Killed Gatsby

b)

Sent Wilson after gatsby

c)

never loved Daisy

d)

was wrong about Gatsby

17.

When Wilson first learns that Myrtle is unfaithful

a)

he wants to kill her

b)

he wants to kill her lover

c)

he wants to take her far away

d)

he is upset but accepts it because he loves her

18.

Gatsby loves Daisy because. . .Which is untrue?

a)

she represents wealth

b)

he is determined to have Tom's wife

c)

she represents the upper class

d)

she seems mysterious

19.

Wolfsheim is significant because . . .Which is untrue?

a)

he is part of Gatsby's criminal side

b)

he deserts Gatsby like the rest

c)

he is the only friend to attend the funeral

d)

like Gatsby he cherishes a memory of the past

20.

Gatsby wants Daisy to. . . Which is untrue?

a)

tell Tom she never loved him

b)

admit her part in Myrtle's death

c)

leave Tom

d)

come to him

21.

Gatsby is killed. . . Which is untrue?

a)

at his swimming pool

b)

by Wilson

c)

by Tom

d)

because he shielded Daisy

22.

After Gatsby's death Nick considers himself. . which is untrue?

a)

Attached to Jordan

b)

loyal to Gatsby

c)

honest

d)

a part of the Middle West

23.

_____ stays with George Wilson the night of the fatal accident.

a)

Gatsby

b)

Owl Eyes

c)

Mr. Sloane

d)

Michaelis

24.

_____arrives from the Midwest for Gatsby's funeral.

a)

Henry Gatz

b)

Jordan

c)

Mr. McKee

d)

Dan Cody

25.

Fitzgerald's style is notable for its vivid ____, which creates atmosphere.

a)

dialogue

b)

symbol

c)

imagery

d)

irony

e)

flashback

26.

The novel's ____ contains varied diction (word choice), revealing some characters' social claims.

a)

dialogue

b)

symbol

c)

imagery

d)

flashback

e)

irony

27.

The contrast between the hundreds who attend Gatsby's parties and the sparse attendance at his funeral illustrates the use of

a)

Flashback

b)

Symbol

c)

Dialogue

d)

Description

e)

Irony

28.

Who lies wrapped in two blankets?

a)

Myrtle

b)

Catherine

c)

George Wilson

d)

Gatsby

29.

What color suit does Tom ridicule?

a)

Persimmon

b)

Pink

c)

Purple

d)

Gold

30.

Who cries when he sees a box of dog biscuits?

a)

Leonardo

b)

George

c)

Tom

d)

Toby

31.

Who is the principal witness at the inquest?

a)

Michaelis

b)

George

c)

Tom

d)

Nick

32.

How is the behavior of the characters linked to the hottest day of the summer?

a)

Tom appears short-tempered, and Daisy is on edge--the heat causes even the smallest frustration to make them angry

b)

atsby seems to have an invisible cloak because all men seem to look equal from a social standpoint when they are dressed in an army officer's uniform

c)

Each characters orders a varitey of refreshments to cool down.

d)

Everyone pleads to go to the water park in West Egg.

33.

When the group travels to the city in Chapter VII, how do they get there?

a)

Gatsby and Daisy are in the coupe owned by the Buchanans when they drive to the city, and Tom, Jordan, and Nick are in Gatsby's car.

b)

One travels by Dan Cody's yacht, and the others take the train through the Valley of Ashes.

c)

Tom, in his car, rushes everyone to the Plaza Hotel before prompting the argument.

d)

Gatsby, using his authority, orders for Wolfsheim's men to take them in a limousine.

34.

How does Nick feel about Daisy and Tom at the end of the book?

a)

He looks at Tom with solemn respect, but he can't help but feel sorry for Daisy who is clearly restrained by wealth.

b)

Though Nick sees Daisy and Tom as careless people who smash things up and then retreat back into their money, it seems pointless to hate them--he can't forgive or like them, but they seem unaware of anything but themselves

c)

Nick's dream of four solemn men in a work by El Greco, the men carrying a drunken woman on a stretcher, signifies his view of the East as a cold, heartless place

d)

He views Tom as a product of hardwork and feels Daisy will forever resemble a brilliant mind.

35.

In the last three paragraphs of the book, how does Nick make the symbol of the green light very concrete?

a)

Nick tells us that he'd "had enough of all of them for one day and suddenly that included Jordan too," and seems to be disgusted with their self-absorbed attitudes.

b)

He adds to it with an aforementioned comparison with the "green breast of the new world" which clearly represents the big tall giant in the sky.

c)

Nick says at the end that the green light represents the rich, full future of our own dreams "that year by year recedes before us," almost graspable but always beyond reach.

d)

He compares it to the illumination of a night club showing that good times are always before us.

36.

What does the last sentence of the story mean?

a)

It demonstrates Nick's desire to use his row boat more often, as well as his proclivity to build his pectoral muscles by going against the current.

b)

Nick says in the last sentence that we row against the current-- we don't move forward, but always return to the dreams of our past.

c)

Nick leaves the readers with an emphasis on financial ambition with the rowing comparison.

d)

The last sentence displays the persistent belief in American prosperity despite natural friction