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WorksheetsA,B & E The Great Gatsby Chapters 1 - 4
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Why does Nick move out of the Middle West?
To start a business with his college fraternity brother, Tom
To spend the Summer with his second cousin Daisy
To establish himself independent from his family
Nick boasts of being tolerant and .......?
romantic
generous
honest
smart
Nick's family is financially...?
poor
well-off
Nick's father advises his son to...?
Remember that money means be careful who your friends are.
Remember that he shouldn't judge based on status.
Remember that he is privileged and use that to his advantage.
All of the following are true EXCEPT
Nick is best friends with Tom
Nick has not yet met Gatsby
Nick is intrigued by (curious about) Jordan
Nick is second cousins with Daisy
Where do Tom and Daisy live?
West Egg
East Egg
North Egg
True or False: Tom and Daisy have a healthy marriage.
True
False
Where does Nick live?
West Egg
East Egg
North Egg
New York City
Describe the narrator's house.
It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.
It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.
It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.
It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.
Fitzgerald asserts that ___ is needed to achieve the American Dream.
Ambition
Money
Persistence
Opportunity
Which is the meaning of MAR ?
shiny
keep together
ruin
beauty
noun – a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will
deft
retort
reciprocal
compulsion
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
Tom
Jordan
Nick
Jay gatsby
Nick moved to _________ Egg from Chicago to work on Wall Street.
East
West
North
South
Tom and Daisy live on ________ Egg.
East
West
North
South
What is the “valley of ashes”?
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
A lower-middle class area separating West Egg from New York City. It is dirty and where most of the laborers live.
An industrial zone
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s lonliness
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind.
A group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices.
A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed.
A picture on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes.
Who wants to buy Tom's car?
Nick
George Wilson
Meyer Wolfsheim
Jordan
Who does Tom take Nick to meet?
Jay Gatsby
His parents
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
His mistress
Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?
Myrtle is Tom’s cousin. George is her son.
George is Tom’s business partner. Myrtle is George’s wife.
Myrtle is Tom’s mistress. George is Myrtle’s husband.
They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.
What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy’s name?
He laughed and called her a jealous fool.
He hit her and broke her nose.
He taunted her and repeated Daisy’s name several times more.
He ignored her and went on with his conversation with Nick.
What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?
a dog
cufflinks for Tom
sandwiches for lunch
some bling bling
Where do Tom, Myrtle and Nick go?
Nick's office in the city
Tom’s favorite restaurant
The secret apartment Tom rents and to which he takes his mistress
The dealer where Tom bought his last car
Who said: “Say her name one more time, and I’ll knock you in the kisser.”
Nick
Wolfsheim
Gatsby
Tom
The word anemic means ?
weak; lacking power, vigor, vitality; wishy-washy
Strong
Smart
Animated; Drawer
Which word matches this definition: adj. – cocky, snobby?
innumerable
shrill
disdain
haughty
What is Gatsby known for?
Throwing parties
Being rich
Being a performer
Being a war hero
What makes Nick different from the rest of the guests at Gatsby's party?
He works in bonds
He knows Gatsby
He was actually invited
He went to Yale
Who does Nick run into at Gatsby's party?
Daisy
Jordan
Myrtle
Tom
Which of the following rumors are told about Gatsby in Chapter 3?
He killed a man once.
He was in the American Army during World War I
He was a German spy during World War I
All of the above
What is the man Nick calls "Owl Eyes" surprised about when they meet him in the library?
The shelves are made of oak
The books are real
The pages of the books are cut
The books are fake
What does Nick most notice about Gatsby when he first meets him?
His ring
His greed
His friendliness
His smile
Nick says that Gatsby's "elaborate formality of speech" just missed being absurd" and that he had the strong impression that Gatsby was "picking his words with care" (pg 48 book). What is Nick implying?
That Gatsby is foreign
That Gatsby had a formal education
That Gatsby is trying to act sophisticated
That Gatsby is highly intelligent
Who does Gatsby request to privately speak to during the party?
Owl Eyes
Nick
Jordan
Gilda Gray
How does the mood of the party change at the end of the night?
People help clean up
People get bored
The party gets crazier
People start acting sad and inappropriately
What happens to "Owl Eyes'" as he is leaving Gatsby's party?
His friend crashes their car and he doesn't know what's happened
Helps Nick get home
Why did the author include a list Nick kept of the names of the people who attended Gatsby's parties?
To include unnecessary details which would confuse the reader.
To let the reader know that every single person to live in East and West Eggs attended Gatsby's parties.
To allow Nick to have a more accurate record when he told his version of the story relating to those who attended Gatsby's parties.
To demonstrate that Nick had a memory problem and how he tended to present false information.
How do Gatsby's actions concerning San Francisco and his actions with the piece of metal and photograph affect Nick's internal conflict?
Nick is torn between believing him and thinking he is lying.
Nick has become jealous because he didn't receive honors like him while in the military.
Nick is debating about how he will tell Gatsby's life story.
Nick is unimpressed and wanted to get away from Gatsby.
What can the reader infer as to why Gatsby, an average person, would carry around his metal?
He was extremely proud of his accomplishments.
He was always taught to keep it near him.
He was afraid someone would steal it from his home especially someone at one of his parties.
He needed to use it as a ploy to help people to believe his life story.
For Nick, the Queensboro Bridge symbolizes ?
death and destruction
endless possibilities
humility
vitality
San Francisco is located in what region of the United States?
Midwest
Northeast
South
West
After Nick interacts with Wolfsheim, what can the reader infer about Nick's character?
unappreciative
respectful
inattentive
humiliated
The mood when he got pulled over can best be described as -?
speculative
reverent
introspective
reassuring
the author uses the line, "...a whole clan named Blackbuck, who always gathered in a corner and flipped up their noses like goats at whosoever came near." to emphasize how -?
those from West Egg thought they were more superior to everyone else.
the Blackbuck clan was very particular about their hygiene and wanted to make sure they were fresh.
those from East Egg thought they were more superior to everyone else.
much they enjoyed the aroma of the food that was available at the parties.
At the beginning of chapter 4, the author provided a detailed description of Gatsby's car. What does the description of the car reveal about Gatsby?
He lives up to what people say that he spends his money in the most responsible manner.
He lives up to what people say about those who live in West Egg which is they are gaudy individuals who are not cultured enough to be rich.
He is reserved and doesn't want to stand out from the others and he shows this in his actions and what he chooses to wear, drive, and live
He lives up to what people say about those from West Egg that they are reserved individuals because they have always had money and choose classical things to spend it on.
