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Gatsby chapter 8-9

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is left to make all of Gatsby's final arrangements?

a)

Nick

b)

Daisy

c)

Wolfsheim

d)

Gatsby's father

2.

When Nick tries to call Daisy, what does he find out about Daisy and Tom?

a)

Tom left Daisy

b)

They are acting like nothing happened

c)

They left town indefinitely

d)

Daisy tells Nick to come over so they can make a plan

3.

Whom else did Nick try to contact, but only gets an apologetic letter from in reply?

a)

Gatsby's father

b)

Tom

c)

Jordan

d)

Wolfsheim

4.

What significant gift did Gatsby buy for his father two years earlier?

a)

a new car

b)

a house

c)

a new wardrobe

d)

a European vacation

5.

What is Nick shown that is in the back of one of Gatsby's childhood books?

a)

an old photograph

b)

a to-do list

c)

a love letter to Daisy

d)

a drawing

6.

What is ironic about Gatsby's funeral?

a)

Everyone came to his house for parties, but no one is at his funeral

b)

He was extremely rich while alive, but he's buried in a shoddy coffin in a cemetery for poor people

c)

Gatsby wasn't religious, but a priest conducts the funeral and blesses him in death

d)

Nick never attended one of his parties, but he did attend his funeral

7.

What does Nick decide to do in the long run after all of the funeral business is over?

a)

Return to the midwest

b)

Stay where he is and focus on his career

c)

Ask Jordan to marry him

d)

Write a biography about Gatsby

8.

When Nick sees Jordan at the end of the book, what surprising information does he find out about her?

a)

She was only pretending to be a professional golfer

b)

She is engaged to another man

c)

She was the one who was actually driving the car that hit Myrtle

d)

She is planning to leave New York for good

9.

Who does Nick later discover actually tipped off George Wilson about Gatsby's involvement in Myrtle's death?

a)

Daisy

b)

Jordan

c)

Tom

d)

Wolfsheim

10.

Which statement best characterizes Tom’s feelings toward Gatsby’s death?

a)

He blames himself.

b)

He thinks it was unfortunate but inevitable.

c)

He thinks Gatsby deserved it.

d)

He wishes he would have been the one to die.

11.
What word best describes Mr. Gatz's feelings about his son?
a)
proud
b)
resentful
c)
devastated
d)
bewildered
12.

In the beginning of the book, Nick didn’t count himself as an “Easterner.” How does he feel about the East now?

a)

he becomes disillusioned with the East and moves back to the Midwest

b)

he loves the East but moves back with his family

c)

he is upset over the death of Gatsby and the loss of his cousin so he moves home

d)

he enjoyed his time away from home and decides to stay in New York

13.

What is it that made Gatsby great?

a)

his hope and capacity to dream

b)

his large personal fortune he's earned

c)

his dedication to rekindling a lost love

d)

his outstanding business sense

14.

How does Gatsby’s funeral reinforce the actual position that Gatsby attains in society?

a)

he was never accepted by the rich even though he had money and threw parties for them

b)

he was accepted by a selfish group of people who wouldn't lift a finger to help a fellow human being

c)

he wanted to become a part of the middle class but was too wealthy to do nit

d)

he wanted to show he was good enough, but no one would listen to him

15.

What does Tom admit that he said to George Wilson?

a)

I stole your wife and I'm not sorry

b)

I was never going to sell you that car

c)

Gatsby was driving the car

d)

My wife was driving the car

16.

What does Nick say that Gatsby believed in?

a)

Daisy

b)

The green light

c)

Honesty

d)

The power of love

17.

Why did Gatsby get new servants?

a)

Because he liked meeting new people

b)

Because his old servant used to steal from him

c)

Because he didn’t want people that talked about him in the village

d)

Because the new ones could be paid less

18.

What does Klipspringer want when he calls?

a)

His piano

b)

His shoes

c)

His luggage

d)

His inheritance

19.

Who dies at the end of chapter eight?

a)

Gatsby shoots Wilson and then Tom

b)

Wilson shoots Gatsby and then himself

c)

Tom shoots Gatsby and then himself

d)

Tom shoots Gatsby and Daisy shoots Tom

20.

What is Wilson looking at when he says “God sees everything”?

a)

Gatsby's car

b)

Myrtle's body

c)

The billboard

d)

Tom

21.

What did George Wilson find of Myrtle’s?

a)

Her dress

b)

Her jewelry

c)

Her basket of goodies

d)

Her dog leash

22.

What does the gardener want to do?

a)

Mow the yard

b)

Drain the pool

c)

Close off the gardens

d)

Rebuild the dock

23.

Who was driving the car that caused the death?

a)

Nick

b)

Jordan

c)

Gatsby

d)

Daisy

e)

Tom

24.

Who was killed in the car accident?

a)

Gatsby

b)

George

c)

Myrtle

d)

Daisy