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WorksheetsGreat Gatsby: Chapter 2 Test
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Catherine tell Nick that both Myrtle and Tom can't stand what?
Each other
Gatsby
Daisy & George
the poor
Dr. TJ Eckelberg's eyes
How did Mrs. Wilson know she made a mistake when she married George?
After the honeymoon, she realized he didn't have any money.
His car garage was located in the Valley of Ashes, and she knew that represented the poorest of society.
George had dropped out of school 2 months into high school in order to learn the auto-mechanic trade.
He had to borrow his best friend's suit for the wedding.
How did Tom meet Myrtle?
On the train
At Gatsby's
At Wilson's garage
She came to his house with friends
What violent act does Tom do to his mistress?
Locks her in the apartment
Breaks her hand
Breaks her nose
Trips her down the stairs at the apartment
What is the “valley of ashes”?
An area in East Egg where a fire had been many years ago.
A barren, lower-middle class area separating New York from West Egg.
An industrial zone
An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness
Where do the three of them (Nick, Tom, and Myrtle) go?
Tom’s favorite restaurant
Nick’s office
The dealer where Tom bought his last car
The apartment Tom rents and always takes his mistress to
What rumor do we hear about Gatsby?
Gatsby is the son of a Texas oil tycoon
Gatsby has recently been released from a mental hospital
Gatsby donated half a million dollars to an orphanage in his hometown
Gatsby is the nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm
What is the "valley of ashes"?
a barren area between West Egg and the East River filled with ashes
the ravine near West Egg
another name for all of Long Island
a metaphor for wasted lives
How does Myrtle's demeanor change when she changes clothes in the New York City apartment?
She becomes quiet and sweet
She acts intelligent
She is thankful for the new clothes
She shows hauteur and tries to act wealthy
What decade was the setting for the story of the Great Gatsby
1950s
1940s
1920s
1930s
"Daisy's world was redolent of orchids and pleasant flowers"
What does the word redolent mean in the above sentence?
musty
fragrant
foul
stench
The narrator of the Great Gatsby excerpt is.....
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Daisy
Tom Buchanan
"The afternoon had made them tranquil for a while"
Tranquil in this statement means:
excited
agitated
peaceful
nervous
" he knew that he was in Daisy’s house by a colossal accident"
Colossal in this statement means:
massive
petite
minuscule
miniature
The dialogue of the Great Gatsby excerpt is between Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby.
What does dialogue mean?
silence
monologue
conversation
debate
" ‘Jay Gatsby’ had broken up like glass against Tom’s hard malice"
Malice in this statement means:
goodwill
viciousness
friendliness
valor
In the excerpt from the Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is the ...
antagonist
narrator
secondary character
protagonist
"He did extraordinarily well in the war."
Extraordinarily in this sentence means:
typical
poorly
sensational
awful
" He took what he could get, ravenously and unscrupulously."
Unscrupulously in this sentence means:
honorable
degraded
noble
unethical
The beginning of the Great Gatsby excerpt starts with a flashback from Gatsby's early life.
Flashback in this sentence means:
recollection of experience
present experience
future experience
current event
"Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth can preserve."
Preserve means:
neglect
damage
harm
maintain
"There were always rooms that throbbed incessantly with this low sweet fever."
Incessantly in this sentence means:
seldom
occasionally
consistently
periodically
Jay Gatsby states, "Well, there I was, way off my ambitions"
Ambitions in this sentence means:
procrastination
aspirations
laziness
apathy
Who lives in the "valley of ashes"?
Tom Buchanan
Nick Carroway
George and Myrtle Wilson
The McKees
Who is Tom's mistress?
Catherine
Myrtle
Daisy
Lula
What does the Valley of Ashes represent?
The contrast between poor people and rich people (like Tom & Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick).
The fall of American civilization as industrialism occurs.
The distinct difference between rural and city living.
The eventual corruption of New York City by wealthy people (like Tom & Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick).
Where does Tom take Myrtle and Nick?
To a hotel room he regularly rents for his affair.
To an apartment he keeps for his affair.
To a friend's house who he visits often to cover his affair.
To a movie theater to enjoy a silent picture film.
Who owns the repair shop in the Valley of Ashes?
Tom; he pays George Wilson to run it.
Gatsby; it is a cover for his bootleg operations.
George Wilson
There is no repair shop.
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of 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 overlooking the valley of ashes
In the city during the party, the topic of conversation eventually turns to Nick's neighbor Gatsby. There are many elaborate rumors about him. What inference about the perception of Gatsby can we make from this discussion?
He has become so rich and is so mysterious he seems almost hollow—all surface and no substance.
He is clearly a dangerous man who should be avoided at all costs.
He is a trusted member of Long Island society.
He is well-known and acquaintances by almost everyone in the city.
Tom's degrading treatment of Myrtle reveals the cruel side of his privileged upbringing. His "loyalty" to Daisy also reveals his hypocrisy: he's cheating on her but appreciates that she is in his social statosphere. What theme is represented here?
The Jazz Age
Class (old money, new money, no money)
the American Dream
Past and Future
Which word or words describe Tom.
romantic
atheltic
bullish
generous
racist
Who wrote The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dr. Suess
Ernest Hemingway
Ray Bradbury
What is ironic about this statement: “I told that boy about the ice.” Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders. “These people! You have to keep after them all the time.”
Myrtle is asking for ice but she doesn't even like ice
Tom was the one who brought the ice
Myrtle is criticizing working class people, but she is one herself.
Tom is working class too
The interior was unprosperous and bare; the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Who lives in the "valley of ashes"?
Tom Buchanan
Nick Carroway
George and Myrtle Wilson
The McKees
Who is Tom's mistress?
Catherine
Myrtle
Daisy
Lula
What does the Valley of Ashes represent?
The contrast between poor people and rich people (like Tom & Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick).
The fall of American civilization as industrialism occurs.
The distinct difference between rural and city living.
The eventual corruption of New York City by wealthy people (like Tom & Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick).
Where does Tom take Myrtle and Nick?
To a hotel room he regularly rents for his affair.
To an apartment he keeps for his affair.
To a friend's house who he visits often to cover his affair.
To a movie theater to enjoy a silent picture film.
Who owns the repair shop in the Valley of Ashes?
Tom; he pays George Wilson to run it.
Gatsby; it is a cover for his bootleg operations.
George Wilson
There is no repair shop.
What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?
Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of 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 overlooking the valley of ashes
In the city during the party, the topic of conversation eventually turns to Nick's neighbor Gatsby. There are many elaborate rumors about him. What inference about the perception of Gatsby can we make from this discussion?
He has become so rich and is so mysterious he seems almost hollow—all surface and no substance.
He is clearly a dangerous man who should be avoided at all costs.
He is a trusted member of Long Island society.
He is well-known and acquaintances by almost everyone in the city.
Tom's degrading treatment of Myrtle reveals the cruel side of his privileged upbringing. His "loyalty" to Daisy also reveals his hypocrisy: he's cheating on her but appreciates that she is in his social statosphere. What theme is represented here?
The Jazz Age
Class (old money, new money, no money)
the American Dream
Past and Future
Which word or words describe Tom.
romantic
atheltic
bullish
generous
racist
Who wrote The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dr. Suess
Ernest Hemingway
Ray Bradbury
What is ironic about this statement: “I told that boy about the ice.” Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders. “These people! You have to keep after them all the time.”
Myrtle is asking for ice but she doesn't even like ice
Tom was the one who brought the ice
Myrtle is criticizing working class people, but she is one herself.
Tom is working class too
The interior was unprosperous and bare; the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(adj.) feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled"
Cordial
Feign
Affront
Malevolence
Perturbed
Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(n.) the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character"
Cordial
Countenance
Ascertain
Disconcerting
Insolent
Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(adj.) Paying strict attention to small details; meticulous"
Punctilious
Tribute
Laudable
Obstinate
Insolent
Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: "(n.) a feeling of triumphant elation or joy (from success or victory)"
Incredulity
Affront
Exultation
Tribute
Supercilious
Which vocabulary term matches the following definition: (v.) To find out or learn with certainty
Ascertain
Feign
Corroborate
Discreet
Sporadic
Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: ill will, spite, hatred
Malevolence
Tumultuous
Discordant
Sporadic
Unscrupulous
Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: confirm, verify, validate or support
Harrowing
Tumultuous
Disheveled
Discreetly
Corroborate
Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: chasm, pit, void
Pungent
Rancor
Elude
Abyss
Amorphous
Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: feeble, weak, lifeless
Vitality
Anemic
Cordial
Cynical
Defunct
Which vocabulary term is best described by the following synonyms: decrepit, aged, failing or declining
Senile
Perturbed
Obstinate
Deranged
Languid
Which vocabulary term is best described by the following antonyms: compliment, praise, encourage
Affront
Rancor
Pungent
Defunct
Unscrupulous
Which vocabulary term is best described by the following antonyms: moral/ethical, upright, honest, with great integrity
Perturbed
Base
Obstinate
Harrowing
Unscrupulous
The student's attendance at school was _____. Some weeks she is never present, others she misses a few days, and just last week she did not make it to school one day.
punctilious
obstinate
sporadic
perturbed
languid
The team was thoroughly disappointed with their uniforms. Despite looking nice online, the purple was painfully bad looking and the green was _______.
grotesque
obstinate
anemic
disheveled
laudable
The _____ car was stripped for its parts and then recycled for the remaining metal scraps.
cordial
incredulous
discreet
defunct
tumultuous
The _____ scent of vinegar from the cleaning solution assaulted my nostrils when I entered the kitchen.
obstinate
supercilious
vitality
deranged
pungent
After three seasons in a row of participating in The Bachelor t.v. show, Alex became _____, losing all sense of reality and honest relationships.
rancor
malevolence
cordial
affront
deranged
The teen spent every other Saturday afternoon at the nursing home visiting his grandmother. The teen's ______ devotion to his aging grandmother is inspiring.
laudable
supercilious
disheveled
defunct
feigned
The young toddler ______ a cry to manipulate his mother into giving him more snacks. He wasn't really sad, just smart.
feigned
eluded
ascertained
perturbed
senile
Since I couldn't remember what the term "complementary" meant when discussing angles, the answer to the math question ______ my understanding.
feigned
amorphous
eluded
deranged
harrowing
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 is introduced to him as being his neighbor.
Everyone in town talks about him, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees him with Daisy.
Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, then Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.
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 is introduced to him as being his neighbor.
Everyone in town talks about him, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees him with Daisy.
Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, then Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom.
Gatsby--the character the book is named for--is not "shown" to us until the last page of chapter one. Why does Fitzgerald wait this long?
The book is not really about Gatsby.
To create a surprise when we realize that there really is no "Gatsby".
To show us that Nick is a stalker.
To create suspense.
When Daisy is complaining about her bruised finger to Tom, what is the implication?
Tom is physically abusive.
Tom is clumsy.
Tom is a loving husband.
Tom feels badly he hurt his wife.
Who does Tom Buchanan talk to on the phone during dinner?
Jay Gatsby
his stock broker
his mistress
Nick Carraway
