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WorksheetsTGG- Ch 1-2 Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Describe the narrator's house.
a)
It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.
b)
It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.
c)
It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.
d)
It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.
2.
Describe the Buchanan's house.
a)
It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.
b)
It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery.
c)
It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.
d)
It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair.
3.
How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
a)
Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
b)
Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
c)
He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
d)
Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
4.
What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?
a)
Tom is terminally ill.
b)
Tom is in trouble with the police.
c)
Tom is connected with criminals.
d)
Tom is having an affair.
5.
When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?
a)
"She acts just like her father!"
b)
"I hope she's a beautiful little fool."
c)
"I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."
d)
"I wish I had never had her."
6.
Who is Nick's neighbor?
a)
Daisy
b)
Tom
c)
Gatsby
d)
Jordan
7.
Tom discusses a book he is reading with his dinner guests. What does this discussion tell us about Tom?
a)
He is concerned about the future of the American economic system.
b)
He is interested in the history of the upper class.
c)
He is racist.
d)
He is sexist.
8.
What is Gatsby doing when Nick returns from dinner?
a)
He is on a phone call
b)
He is reading a book
c)
He is looking across the water
d)
He is talking to someone
9.
Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in Chapter 1?
a)
He is short and fat and jolly.
b)
He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.
c)
He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.
d)
He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.
10.
What kind of person is Daisy?
a)
Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
b)
Daisy is an intellectual.
c)
Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
d)
Daisy is just plain mean.
11.
Not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive.
a)
cower
b)
apathetic
c)
contiguous
d)
clad
12.
marking an intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic; (of actions, gestures, etc) characterized by great energy, vigor, or force; furious
a)
convivial
b)
impetuously
c)
erroneous
d)
vehement
13.
What is the “valley of ashes”?
a)
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
b)
A lower-middle class area separating West Egg from New York City. It is dirty and where most of the laborers live.
c)
An industrial zone
d)
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s lonliness
14.
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
a)
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind.
b)
A group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices.
c)
A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed.
d)
A picture on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes.
15.
Who wants to buy Tom's car?
a)
Nick
b)
George Wilson
c)
Meyer Wolfsheim
d)
Jordan
16.
Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?
a)
Myrtle is Tom’s cousin. George is her son.
b)
George is Tom’s business partner. Myrtle is George’s wife.
c)
Myrtle is Tom’s mistress. George is Myrtle’s husband.
d)
They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate.
17.
What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy’s name?
a)
He hit her and broke her nose.
b)
He laughed and called her a jealous fool.
c)
He taunted her and repeated Daisy’s name several times more.
d)
He ignored her and went on with his conversation with Nick.
18.
What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she’s out with Tom and Nick?
a)
sandwiches for lunch
b)
a dog
c)
a new dress
d)
cufflinks for Tom
19.
Where do Tom, Myrtle and Nick go?
a)
Tom’s favorite restaurant
b)
Nick's office in the city
c)
The dealer where Tom bought his last car
d)
The secret apartment Tom rents and to which he takes his mistress
20.
What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson?
a)
She had to do something to get away from her
abusive parents.
b)
She did it to spite George’s former girlfriend
c)
She thought he was a gentleman; later she found
out differently.
d)
She didn’t think she would ever
find a husband, and she was grateful to him for asking her
21.
According to Catherine, why doesn't Tom divorce Daisy?
a)
because Daisy's Catholic
b)
because she had a prenuptial agreement and would get his fortune
c)
because Tom secretly wants two wives
d)
because Myrtle is Catholic
22.
What type of business does George own?
a)
A delivery service
b)
A convenience store
c)
A garage/gas station
d)
A janitor
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