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- 1. Multiple Choice1. How does the narrator describe Gatsby?Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceFrom where did the narrator come and why?From France to establish a vineyard in New YorkFrom the south to become an actor on BroadwayFrom the northwest to be a fashion designerFrom the Midwest to study the bond business
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDescribe the narrator's house.It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens.It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions.It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions.It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with a gazebo and a boathouse.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDescribe the Buchanan's house.It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion.It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery.It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains.It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow does Nick know Daisy and Tom?Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceDescribe Tom. What is our impression of him in Chapter 1?He is short and fat and jolly.He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What kind of person is Daisy?
Daisy is unstable and very superficial.
Daisy is an intellectual.
Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
Daisy is just plain mean.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?Tom is terminally ill.Tom is in trouble with the police.Tom is connected with criminals.Tom is having an affair.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?"She acts just like her father!""I hope she's a beautiful little fool.""I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything.""I wish I had never had her."
- 10. Multiple Choice
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 meets him at a party.
Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees himwith Daisy.
Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affairof her own to get even with Tom.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the setting of the novel?ChicagoNew YorkLouisvilleSan Franciso
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?NickJordanTomJay Gatsby
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat advice does Nick's father give him at the beginning of Chapter 1?Remember that he's had more advantages in life than others.Tolerance has its limit.Get out of the Midwest and get a job.Judge those that are less fortunate than you.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceGatsby--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 he is a vampire.To show us that Nick is a stalker.To create suspense.
- 15. Multiple Choice
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.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceBecause Tom Buchanan shares the views expressed in the book 'Rise of the Colored Empires' by Goddard, we know that Tom Buchanan isextremely politicalin favor of racial equalityracistmorose about the future of Liberty
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