Great Gatsby Chapters 1-3

1.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

1. 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 Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Describe 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.

3.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What kind of person is Daisy?

Daisy is flighty and very superficial.

Daisy is an intellectual.

Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.

Daisy is just plain mean.

4.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

When 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."

5.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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 East Egg from West Egg.

An industrial zone

An imaginary place used as a metaphor for Gatsby’s loneliness

6.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

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

7.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Why does Myrtle regret marrying her husband, Wilson?

Because he is violent

Because he is poor

Because she loved someone else

Because he doesn't love her

8.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Who is the narrator of the story?

Gatsby

Daisy

Nick

Tom

9.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Who is Nick's neighbor?

Daisy

Tom

Gatsby

Jordan

10.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is Gatsby doing when Nick returns from dinner?

He is on a phone call

He is reading a book

He is looking across the water

He is talking to someone

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The narrator lives in

New York City

East Egg

West Egg

Boston

12.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

When Nick gets home from dinner he sees Gatsby looking at something across the bay, what is it?

A dock

A green light

A red light

A boat

13.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy’s name?

He hit her and broke her nose

He laughed and called her a jealous fool

He taunted her and repeated Daisy’s name several times more

He ignored her and went on with his conversation with Nick

14.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which is true of West Egg?

It's where the "old money" lives.

It's where Tom and Daisy live.

It's where "new money" lives.

It's where Nick's parents live.

15.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is the setting of the novel?

Chicago

New York

Louisville

San Franciso

16.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Nick realizes that he was one of the few guests who had been _______.

to Gatsby's house before

invited to the party

encouraged to go alone

to a party before

17.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Who is the "owl-eyed" man?

A friend of Jordan's who thinks he is her boyfriend

A man who seems to be Gatsby's servant

A neighbor of Gatsby's

The man Nick encounters in Gatsby's library

18.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which statement best describes a reaction Nick has to Gatsby?

He thinks Gatsby seems decadent and self-indulgent

He is impressed by Gatsby's smile and think he seems very genuine

He is surprised by how informally Gatsby speaks to everyone

He is disgusted by how drunk and rude Gatsby is

19.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Who is fascinated with Gatsby's collection of real books?

Nick

Jordan

Owl Eyes

The librarian

20.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which of the following best describes how guests act during Gatsby's party?

Cool and calm

Reckless and wild

Rude and impatient

Angry and mean

21.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What makes Gatsby stand out from his guests?

He is a very flashy dresser

He does not drink and simply watches his guests

He makes announcements from a megaphone

He sings loudly and dances wildly

22.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which of the following best explains how Nick feels during Gatsby's party?

Jealous

Awkward

Depressed

Angry

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