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JUNIORS: Gatsby Mini-Quiz #1 Jan 19

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Gatsby is set in the winter of 1922.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Who epitomizes the shallow materialism and superficiality of the Jazz Age.

a)

Daisy

b)

Myrtle

c)

Gatsby

d)

Nick

3.

Who is the narrator of the novel?

a)

F. Scott Fitzerald

b)

Jay Gatsby

c)

Nick Carraway

d)

George Wilson

4.

Where do George and Myrtle Wilson live?

a)

East Egg

b)

West Egg

c)

Valley of Ashes

d)

NYC

5.

Tom Buchanan personifies the arrogance and privilege of old ___________.

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Values

c)

Servitude

d)

Imperiousness

6.

The Valley of Ashes is DESOLATE wasteland. DESOLATE most likely means....

a)

deserted

b)

populated

c)

prosperous

d)

extravagant

7.

Daisy Buchanan has an enchanting voice and ETHEREAL beauty. ETHEREAL most likely means...

a)

harsh

b)

delicate

c)

ravaged

d)

morality

8.

The corrupting influence of the social class PERMEATE the narrative, offering a profound reflection on the DISILLUSIONMENT felt by the generation that lived through WWI.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINTION OF THE WORDS IN BOLD

a)

SEEPS

b)

UNHAPPY

c)

SYMBOLIZES

d)

EXTRAVAGANCE

9.

..."The glittering FACADE of the Roaring Twenties.

a)

FACE

b)

EXTRAVAGANCE

c)

PEOPLE

d)

DECADENCE

10.

Gatsby's love for Daisy is not returned or given back.

a)

unrequited

b)

doomed

c)

enigmatic

d)

flaunted

11.

Long Island town of East and West Egg revolves around the ENIGMATIC Jay Gatsby.

a)

glittering

b)

poignant

c)

mysterious

d)

ethereal

12.

During the Jazz Age, moral corruption was PREVELANT.

a)

WIDESPREAD

b)

LUCRATIVE

c)

MICROCOSM

d)

POTENT

13.

Which character is the moral compass of the story?

a)

Nick Jonas

b)

Nick Carraway

c)

Tom Buchannan

d)

Owl Eyes

14.

Myrtle Wilson is having a torrid affair with which character?

a)

Gatsby

b)

Tom

c)

Nick

d)

George

15.

The light across the bay at Daisy's dock symbolizes Nick's unattainable dreams.

a)

true

b)

false