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The Great Gatsby Chapter 4 Comprehension and Vocabulary

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was telling the story to Nick about Daisy's past?

a)

Jordan

b)

Gatsby

c)

Daisy

d)

Myrtle

2.

Why did Gatsby buy a house opposite of Daisy's?

a)

He missed her

b)

It was a coincidence

c)

To stare at her

d)

Just so she could be across from him

3.
Who said, “I’m going to tell you something about my life. I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.”
a)

Gatsby

b)

Nick

c)

Wolfsheim

d)

Jordan

e)

Daisy

4.
To whom is the following quote referring? “He’s the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919.”
a)

Gatsby

b)

NIck

c)

Wolfsheim

d)

Tom

5.
As a pre-wedding gift, Tom gives Daisy what piece of jewelry?
a)

A diamond ring

b)

A pearl necklace

c)

An emerald bracelet

d)

Ruby earrings

6.
TRUE or FALSE: Within a few months of the wedding, Tom has already begun to cheat on Daisy.
a)

true

b)

false

7.
Which of the following quotes show us that Gatsby still longs to be with Daisy even after she has been married to Tom for so many years?
a)

"Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night."

b)

"It's a great advantage not to drink among hard-drinking people...you can time any little irregularity of your own so that everybody else is so blind that they don't see or care."

c)

"Daisy was popular in Chicago, as you know."

d)

"She wouldn't let go of the letter."

8.

Where does Gatsby say that he has acquired his money?

a)

stocks and bonds

b)

bootlegging

c)

from deceased family

d)

treasure found during the war

9.

At the restaurant with Gatsby, whom does Nick see?

a)

the yellow twins

b)

Tom

c)

Myrtle

d)

the library man

10.

What does Jordan suspect is one of the reasons Gatsby throws so many parties?

a)

He half expects Daisy to wander in one night

b)

He knows Daisy loves parties, so he throws them to symbolically honor her

c)

He hopes that his parties will make the news so that Daisy notices him

d)

He hopes to meet new women at his parties

11.

What happens to Mr. Gatsby when he sees Tom in the restaurant?

a)

He disappears

b)

He tells him that he loves Daisy

c)

He punches him in the face

d)

He greets him like a true gentleman

12.

Who does Nick meet at lunch with Gatsby?

a)

Klipspringer

b)

Dr. Eckelburg

c)

Daisy

d)

Mr. Wolfsheim

13.

Means: owner of a business

a)

elaborate

b)

proprietor

c)

evasions

d)

incredulous

14.

detailed, careful, complicated in design and planning

a)

proprietor

b)

evasions

c)

elaborate

d)

incredulous

15.

attempts to avoid duties or questions

a)

evasions

b)

incredulous

c)

evoked

d)

sympathized

16.

to summon or call forth; to create anew; especially by means of the imagination; to produce memories, feelings, etc.

a)

evoked

b)

sympathized

c)

elicited

d)

submerged

17.

unwilling or unable to believe something, skeptical

a)

evasion

b)

incredulous

c)

evoked

d)

sympathized

18.

an expression of pity for another, compression

a)

sympathized

b)

elicited

c)

submerged

d)

particular

19.

evoke or draw out a response, answer, or fact from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions

a)

sympathized

b)

elicited

c)

submerged

d)

particular

20.

beneath the surface of the water

a)

submerged

b)

particular

c)

acquaintance

d)

sentimental

21.

specific or special

a)

submerged

b)

particular

c)

acquaintance

d)

sentimental

22.

a person know to one, but usually not a close friend

a)

particular

b)

acquaintance

c)

sentimental

d)

aspired

23.

showing or causing a lot of emotions

a)

particular

b)

acquaintance

c)

sentimental

d)

aspired

24.

to aim at high things, strongly desired

a)

particular

b)

acquaintance

c)

sentimental

d)

aspired