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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1-4 Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?

a)

Daisy Buchanan

b)

Jordan Baker

c)

Tom Buchanan

d)

Nick Carraway

2.

What advice does Nick's father give him?

a)

To remember everyone's advantages

b)

To criticize freely

c)

To invest wisely

d)

To stay humble

3.

Where did Nick Carraway attend college?

a)

Yale

b)

Harvard

c)

Princeton

d)

Columbia

4.

What is Nick Carraway's profession?

a)

Lawyer

b)

Doctor

c)

Artist

d)

Stockbroker

5.

Where does Nick live?

a)

West Egg

b)

East Egg

c)

Chicago

d)

New York City

6.

Who lives next to Nick?

a)

Daisy Buchanan

b)

Jordan Baker

c)

Mr. Gatsby

d)

Tom Buchanan

7.

What is Tom Buchanan's personality described as?

a)

Humorous

b)

Introverted

c)

Sensitive

d)

Aggressive

8.

What does Daisy wish for her daughter?

a)

To be independent

b)

To be highly educated

c)

To be a beautiful little fool

d)

To be wealthy

9.

What sport does Jordan Baker play?

a)

Soccer

b)

Basketball

c)

Golf

d)

Tennis

10.

What symbolic action does Gatsby do at the end of the chapter?

a)

Writes a letter

b)

Buys a new car

c)

Throws a party

d)

Stretches his arm out towards a green light

11.

How does Nick Carraway know Daisy and Tom Buchanan?

a)

Nick and Tom served in the war together, and he met Daisy at their wedding.

b)

Nick and Daisy went to college together. While at college, 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 college.

12.

Tom Buchanan discusses a book he is reading with his dinner guests. What does this discussion tell us about Tom?

a)

It tells us that he is concerned about the future of the American economic system.

b)

It tells us that he is interested in the history of the upper class.

c)

It tells us that he is racist.

d)

It tells us that he is sexist.

13.

What did Jordan Baker tell Nick Carraway about Tom Buchanan?

a)

She told him that Tom is terminally ill.

b)

She told him that Tom is in trouble with the police.

c)

She told him that Tom is connected with criminals.

d)

She told him that Tom is having an affair.

14.

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.

15.

Who does Tom Buchanan take Nick Carraway to meet?

a)

Tom takes Nick to meet his mistress named Myrtle Wilson.

b)

Tom takes Nick to meet Dr. T.J. Eckleburg.

c)

Tom takes Nick to meet his parents.

d)

Tom takes Nick to meet Gatsby.

16.

What is the “valley of ashes”?

a)

It is an area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.

b)

It is a barren, lower-middle class area separating East Egg from West Egg.

c)

It is an industrial zone.

d)

It is an imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness

17.

What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

a)

They are seeing-eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind.

b)

They are a group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and office.

c)

They are new kinds of contact lenses that the doctor has just developed.

d)

They are an illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes.

18.

Where do Tom Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, and Nick Carraway go in Chapter 2?

a)

They go to Tom’s favorite restaurant.

b)

They go to Nick’s office.

c)

They visit the dealer where Tom bought his last car.

d)

They go to the apartment Tom rents and always takes his mistress to.

19.

What did Tom Buchanan do to Myrtle Wilson when she mentioned Daisy Buchanan’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.

20.

What makes Nick skeptical of Gatsby?

a)
From another room, Nick overhears a long conversation between Gatsby and a mysterious man.
b)
Gatsby contradicts himself, saying he’s from the Midwest and later saying he’s from San Francisco.
c)
Nick discovers dated letters that strongly suggest Gatsby never enlisted in the military.
d)
All options are correct.
21.

After Gatsby lists all the extravagant things he has done in life, Nick appears to have doubts about his time at Oxford. To put Nick’s doubts to rest, Gatsby shows him which of the following items?

a)
A photograph of himself playing cricket while he was a student at Oxford.
b)
A copy of his college transcripts.
c)
An embroidered sweater with “Oxford” displayed across the chest.
d)
An article about Gatsby published in the Oxford newspaper.
22.

The police interact with Gatsby in this chapter because:

a)
They have evidence to suggest Gatsby is a bootlegger.
b)
Gatsby was caught speeding.
c)
There has been a noise complaint during one of Gatsby’s parties.
d)
Nick contacted the police to report suspicious behavior.
23.

According to Gatsby, Meyer Wolfsheim was involved in what questionable behavior?

a)
Wolfsheim was involved in a plan to influence the outcome of the World Series.
b)
Wolfsheim was involved in a plan to kidnap a German ambassador to the United States.
c)
Wolfsheim was involved in a plan to bankrupt a small Minnesota town called St. Olaf.
d)
Wolfsheim was involved in a plan to forge savings bonds and sell them to unsuspecting people.
24.

What effect does meeting Wolfsheim have on Nick?

a)
Nick is more convinced Gatsby gained his wealth by immoral means.
b)
Nick becomes concerned for his personal safety.
c)
Nick realizes Gatsby is nothing like Wolfsheim.
d)
Nick begins to consider a career in politics.
25.

Jordan says that Gatsby bought his West Egg mansion because:

a)
He is looking to hide from the mob.
b)
He resents the way East Egg residents flaunt their money.
c)
The mansion was the most extravagant in the suburb.
d)
He would like to be closer to Daisy.
26.

What does Nick learn about the green light he first saw at the end of the first chapter?

a)
It was an optical illusion.
b)
It is a search light used to locate a body, presumed to be underwater.
c)
It was the light of Daisy’s dock.
d)
It was a message for Gatsby sent by Wolfsheim.
27.

Gatsby asks Jordan:

a)
To drive him across town.
b)
To teach him techniques to be a quality golfer.
c)
To encourage Nick to help him reunite with Daisy.
d)
To plan his next party.
28.

Who does Gatsby request to privately speak to during the party?

a)

Nick

b)

Owl Eyes

c)

Jordan

d)

Gilda Gray

29.

What is the man Nick calls "Owl Eyes" surprised about when they meet him in the library?

a)

The shelves are made of oak

b)

The books are real

c)

The pages of the books are cut

d)

The books are fake

30.

Which of the following rumors are told about Gatsby in Chapter 3?

a)

He killed a man once.

b)

He was in the American Army during World War I

c)

He was a German spy during World War I

d)

All of the above

31.

Who does Nick run into at Gatsby's party?

a)

Tom

b)

Daisy

c)

Jordan

d)

Myrtle

32.

What makes Nick different from the rest of the guests at Gatsby's party?

a)

He was actually invited

b)

He knows Gatsby

c)

He went to Yale

d)

He works in bonds

33.

What happens to "Owl Eyes'" as he is leaving Gatsby's party?

a)

His friend crashes their car and he doesn't know what's happened

b)

Helps Nick get home

c)

Passes out in the library

d)

Saves Nick from getting beat up by drunks