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Great Gatsby Chapters 1/2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How Does Nick Describe Himself as a Person?

a)

Someone that is charismatic 

b)

Someone honest, who doesn’t pass judgment on people

c)

Someone that is quiet and reserved 

d)

Someone social, who enjoys the company of others

2.

How does Daisy describe Tom?

a)

Arrogant

b)

Cruel

c)

Hulking

d)

Gruff

3.

What is the Reason Nick decided to move East into bond work?

a)

His father wanted him to

b)

His family always worked in bonds, it was a multi-generational career and he had relatives East

c)

Both “his father” and “multi-generational”

d)

He was already in the bond business beforehand and wanted to escape the West

4.

Who are the Carraways descended from? 

a)

The Dukes of Buccleuch

b)

The Dukes of Bangladesh

c)

The Earls of Buccleuch

d)

The Earls of Bangladesh

5.

Why does Tom decide to get involved with Myrtle? 

a)

Tom and Daisy can’t stand each other 

b)

Daisy was cheating on him 

c)

The book doesn’t give a reason

d)

Tom is tired of looking after the baby 

6.

What is the reason Tom gives Myrtle for why he can’t divorce Daisy? 

a)

He doesn’t love Myrtle as much as Daisy

b)

Daisy won’t sign the divorce papers

c)

Daisy is a Catholic 

d)

He doesn’t want to divorce with Daisy 

7.

Why does Fitzgerald use the words “hope” and “dreams” a lot?

a)

The author uses these words to highlight the idea of the “American Dream”

b)

To make the book have a more positive vibe 

c)

To describe the opposite of what all the characters are experiencing at the moment

d)

None of the above 

8.

Who uses this example of Hyperbole in chapter 1? “I’m stiff. I've been lying on this sofa for as long as I can remember.”

a)

Tom Buchanon

b)

Nick Carraway

c)

Daisy Buchanon

d)

Jordan Baker

9.

In the beginning of Chapter One, what did Nick say  “preyed on Gatsby”?

a)

“Foul Dust”

b)

“Nightmares”

c)

“Abortive Sorrow”

d)

“Short-Winded Elation”

10.

How did Nick describe Ms. Baker when he first meets her?

a)

Graceful, quiet, and poised

b)

Absurd, yet compelling

c)

Full of mirth and laughter

d)

Serious, harsh, and intimidating 

11.

What does the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg symbolize?

a)

Government intervening in NewYork’s economy

b)

Advocate of Women Rights in the 1920s

c)

Eyes of God judging American moral values

d)

A creepy old dude staring at the workers

12.

What Does the Valley of Ashes Symbolize?

a)

Intolerable working conditions for workers

b)

Moral and social decay that results from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth

c)

Beliefs from the Second Great

d)

Awakening

High quality life for the lower class 

13.

How does Fitzgerald NOT describe the West and East Eggs?

a)

“Both crushed flat at the contact end”

b)

“Two matching, perfect ovals”

c)

“Identical in contour”

d)

“Dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size”