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- 1. Multiple Choice
What story does Jordan recall from 1917 that she tells Nick?
How Daisy and Gatsby were in love
How Tom first met Myrtle
How Jordan lied in her golf tournament
How Gatsby made his money
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did Daisy's parents forbid her to go to New York?
She was going to perform on Broadway.
She was running away to see Gatsby.
She was going to marry Tom instead of Gatsby.
She was going to see Jordan in her golf tournament.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat made Daisy happy again after Gatsby left for war?Being engaged to TomDating a new soldierMoving to New OrleansReconciling with her family
- 4. Multiple Choice
What condition was Daisy in before her bridal dinner?
She was elated and overwhelmed.
She was sick.
She was drunk and crying.
She decided the marry Gatsby instead.
- 5. Multiple Choice
On the night before she married Tom, what did Daisy do with the pearl necklace that he gave her?
Gave it to Gatsby
Threw it away
Pawned it
Gave it back to Tom
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did Daisy feel about Tom when they returned from their honeymoon?
Bitter and betrayed
Caring and motherly
Deeply in love
Indifferent
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Tom's car crash in Santa Barbara reveal?He wasn't rich like Daisy believed.He didn't have a license.He was having an affair.He was trying to divorce Daisy.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is unusual about Meyer Wolfsheim's cuff buttons?
They're human molars.
They're diamonds.
They're shaped like champagne glasses.
They're pure gold.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was Daisy's advantage that gave her "an absolutely perfect reputation" among the young and rich?
She was married.
She didn't drink.
She was a mother.
She always wore white.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did Gatsby move to West Egg?
To hold large parties
To start a new life after the war
To begin work in the bond business
To live in the house across from Daisy
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Gatsby want Jordan to talk to Nick about?Inviting Daisy over so that Gatsby could see herAsking if Jordan thought Daisy would divorce TomInviting Daisy to a party at Gatsby's houseAsking Daisy if she regretted marrying Tom
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Gatsby want to meet with Daisy at Nick's house?Gatsby wanted to stay in West Egg.Gatsby thought it would be more comfortable for her.Gatsby did not want Tom to be there.Gatsby wanted Daisy to see his house next door.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Daisy say when Nick tells her that she cannot bring Tom to tea?
"Don't you like Tom, Nick?"
"Who is 'Tom'?"
"Can I bring Jordan along?"
"Shall I bring the baby?"
- 14. Multiple ChoiceGatsby comes to Nick's house before Daisy shows up. How is he behaving?Cocky and confidentNervous and jumpyIndifferentJoyful and upbeat
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Gatsby send to Nick's house before the tea date?champagnean orchestrasomeone to cut his grasscupcakes
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow much time has passed since Daisy and Gatsby have seen each other before the tea date?two yearsthree yearsfour yearsfive years
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does Gatsby suggest to do after it has stopped raining?
That they go into Manhattan for lunch
That they go on a drive
That they go boating
That they go to his house
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does Daisy say is the reason for her crying in chapter 5?
The beauty of Gatsby's shirts
The size of Gatsby's house
The way that Gatsby has changed
The realization that Tom lied to her
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who says, "I keep it always full of interesting people, night and day. People who do interesting things. Celebrated people'"?
Nick
Tom
Daisy
Gatsby
- 20. Multiple Choice
What does Gatsby knock over during the first nervous moments of being reunited with Daisy?
The mantlepiece clock
Nick's china tea cup
The arm of the chair
An ornament on the mantlepiece
- 21. Multiple Choice
What does Gatsby offer Nick in exchange for inviting Daisy Buchanan to his house for tea?
One of his cars
A ride in his yacht
An opportunity to make some money
An introduction to Meyer Wolfsheim
- 22. Multiple Choice
What occupation does Tom think Gatsby holds?
gambler
bank robber
bootlegger
drug dealer
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Tom attend Gatsby's party?To meet celebritiesTo keep an eye on DaisyTo talk to GatsbyTo snoop around Gatsby's house
- 24. Multiple Choice
Nick tells Gatsby that he cannot repeat the past. How does Gatsby respond?
"Don't say that, old sport!"
He shakes his head sadly.
"Why of course you can!"
He laughs and walks away.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Why does Gatsby change his name?
He absolutely hates his given name.
He wishes to reinvent himself.
He wanted to show everyone that he was independent.
He thought a new name would give him a higher social status.
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is a quality that Gatsby took away from his experience with Dan Cody?
He enjoys drinking.
He rarely ever drinks.
He has a passion for mining copper.
He dislikes traveling.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Jay Gatsby's real name?Dan CodyRick SloaneJames GatzJames Cody
- 28. Multiple Choice
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
A famous German polo player who won three championships
A Jewish gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series
An Armenian mob boss involved in a plot to assassinate the president
A celebrated Hollywood producer who pioneered moving pictures
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Gatsby originally from?MichiganNorth DakotaLake SuperiorBoston
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Gatsby learn from Dan Cody?How to sailHow to seduce womenHow to make moneyHow the wealthy live
- 31. Multiple Choice
What did Daisy think of Gatsby's party?
She was in awe of the celebrities.
She welcomed the opportunity to see Gatsby.
She was jealous of the other women.
She thought it was vulgar and below her.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Where does Gatsby meet Dan Cody?
In Kentucky
At a party
On Cody's yacht
In a borrowed rowboat
- 33. Multiple Choice
What does the incident with the three visitors on horseback reveal about Gatsby?
He doesn't understand polo and horse racing.
He doesn't understand the culture of those born into wealth.
He feels threatened and insecure around Tom.
He has several love interests--not just Daisy.
- 34. Multiple Choice
What does Gatsby tell Nick about his youth during their car ride to Manhattan in Chapter 4?
That he had wealthy parents who died, that he attended Oxford, and that he is a highly decorated war hero.
That he was born poor and gained his wealth through hard work, and that he loves Daisy.
That he attended Oxford on a scholarship after his parents died, that he helped fix the World Series, and that he is determined to marry Daisy.
That he gained his wealth through buying and selling gemstones, that he is friends with the Duke of Doncaster, and that he's in love with Nick.
- 35. Multiple Choice
Who looked at Daisy "in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at"?
Nick
Tom
Gatsby
Wolfsheim
- 36. Multiple Choice
Whose voice is being described in these two quotes? "I think that voice held him most, with its fluctuating, feverish warmth, because it couldn't be over-dreamed--that voice was a deathless song." And: "The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain."
Daisy
Jordan
Myrtle
Gatsby
- 37. Multiple Choice
What is being described in this quote? "It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart."
Gatsby's dream of Daisy
Gatsby's love of money
Tom's love for Daisy, despite his infidelity
Nick's passion for Jordan Baker
- 38. Multiple Choice
What is unusual about the invitation to dinner from the woman who is horseback riding?
She invites Gatsby but not Nick, because Nick is clearly poor.
Her husband doesn't want her to invite Gatsby, because he's jealous of Gatsby's wealth.
Gatsby doesn't know any of the other guests, so he's reluctant to go.
She doesn't actually want him to come to dinner, but Gatsby doesn't understand that it's not a real invitation.
- 39. Multiple Choice
What two colors are most associated with Daisy in the novel, and what do those colors symbolize?
White and gold = Purity and wealth
Green and gold = Jealousy and wealth
Blue and white = Change and innocence
Green and ruby red = Money and promiscuity
- 40. Multiple Choice
At Gatsby's party in chapter 6, Nick senses "an unpleasantness in the air" that he hasn't felt at Gatsby's other parties. Why does he feel this?
Because he's seeing the party through Daisy's eyes.
Because Gatsby is in a foul mood.
Because Jordan is there with another man.
Because Daisy and Tom are fighting.
- 41. Multiple Choice
BONUS: After reuniting with Daisy, Gatsby realizes that "his count of enchanted objects had diminished by one." What enchanted object is it?
The green light of Daisy's dock across the bay.
A lock of Daisy's hair that he kept in a locket.
A handkerchief that Daisy had given him after the Kentucky Derby when they met.
His favorite shirt, that Daisy stained with her tears.
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