WorksheetsGreat Gatsby Ch 1-2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered
Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness
Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man
Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics
From where did the narrator come and why?
From France to establish a vineyard in New York
From the south to become an actor on Broadway
From the northwest to be a fashion designer
From the Midwest to study the bond business
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 ground of one of the mansions.
It is a weather beaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions
It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.
Describe the Buchannan's house.
It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion
It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery
It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains
It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair
How does Nick know Dais and Tom?
Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
Describe Tom. What is the Normal reader's impression of him in Chapter 1?
He is short and fat and jolly
He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old money snob.
He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.
He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.
What kind of person is Daisy?
Daisy is flighty and very superficial
Daisy is an intellectual
Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young worman
Daisy is just plain mean
When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?
"She acts just like her father!"
"Isn't she a little darling?"
"I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."
"I hop she will be a fool, a beautiful little fool."
How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?
He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.
Nick meets him at a party
Everyone talks about him at the party, but on on sees him. Later Nick sees him with Daisy.
Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.
What is the "Valley of Ashes"?
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago
A barren area separating East Egg from West Egg
An industrial zone
An imaninary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby's loneliness
What are the "eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg?
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association for 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
An illustration on a billboard
Who did Tom take Nick to Meet?
His mistress
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
His parents
Gatsby
Where did they go? What was on 158th Street?
Tom's favorite restaurant
Nick's office
The dealer where Tom bought his last car
The apartment where Tom meets his mistress
What does Mr. McKee tell Nick about Gatsby?
Gatsby is the son of a Texas oil tycool
Gatsby has recently been released from a mental hospital
Gastsby donated a hlf-million dollars to an orphanage in his home town
Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm (The czar of Germany)
What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?
She had to do something to get away from her abusive parents.
She did it to spite George's former girlfriend
She thought he was a gentleman; later she found out differently.
She didn't think she would ever hind a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her.
What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy's name?
He hit her and broke her nose
He laughed and called her a jealsous fool
He taunted her and repeated Daisy's name several more times
He ignored her and went on with this conversation with Nick.
What is Tom's excuse to Myrtle for why he won't leave Daisy?
Her parents wouldn't like it.
Daisy's Catholic, and doesn't believe in divorce.
Tom has already spent a fortune on Daisy.
Tom would be ruined socially.
Who recognizes Gatsby's name when Jordan asks Nick about him?
Daisy
Nick
Tom
Fitzgerald
What does Daisy's recognition of Gatsby's name foreshadow?
That she knows him well and has/had feelings for him.
That she hates him.
That she is outraged that Jordan knows him.
That she badly wants to attend one of his parties.
Which type of characterization tells a reader a character's traits?
Direct
Indirect
Which type of characterization shows readers a trait?
Direct
Indirect
How did George Wilson differ from Tom Buchanan? Choose all that apply.
George is working-class rather than upper class.
George is well-built and muscular.
George appears unassuming whereas Tom appears arrogant.
George is direct and quick to anger.
How is Myrtle Wilson, Tom's mistress, different than Tom's wife Daisey Buchanan? Choose all that apply.
Myrtle is slightly heavy but very sensuous.
Myrtle married into old money.
Myrtle represents a lower-class woman with a strong vitality.
Myrtle is slim, elegant, and refined.
In what way is the party in the apartment different from the dinner party at the Buchanans' in Chapter 1? Choose all that apply.
The dinner party was elegant, more sophisticated.
The apartment party was a raucous, drunken affair.
The dinner party was more enjoyable for all involved.
The apartment party had more butlers.
Who said: “You did it, Tom,” she said accusingly. “I know you didn’t mean to but you did do it. That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big hulking physical specimen of a—“
Myrtle
Nick
Daisy
Jordan
At the end of ch. 1, Nick narrates: “I couldn’t guess what Daisy and Tom were thinking but I doubt if even Miss Baker who seemed to have mastered a certain hardy skepticism was able utterly to put this fifth guest’s shrill metallic urgency out of mind”. Who is the fifth guest?
Jordan
Myrtle
Daisy
Gatsby
Who believes "I am one of the most honest people that I have ever known."?
Gatsby
Nick
Tom
George Wilson
Who is Nick talking about in this quote: “…she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some women can…there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smoldering” (Ch 2).
Myrtle
Daisy
Jordan
Gatsby
