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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby Quiz 1
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1. When was The Great Gatsby published?
◯ 1923
✔ 1925
◯ 1921
◯ 1922
2. Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
◯ A poor man content in his existence until he suspects that his wife is having an affair
✔ A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime
◯ Greek man and neighbor of Wilson who consoles him after Myrtle is killed
◯ A wealthy man who gained his fortune from the gold rush
3. Who is Ewing Klipspringer?
◯ A guest at Gatsby's parties who wrecks his car there
✔ A boarder who lives in Gatsby's house
◯ A longtime friend of Daisy
◯ The brother of Myrtle Wilson who lives in New York City
4. Where did Nick Carraway attend school?
✔ Yale
◯ Columbia
◯ Princeton
◯ Harvard
5. Who narrarates the Great Gatsby?
✔ Nick Carraway
◯ Jay Gatsby
◯ Tom Buchanan
◯ George Wilson
6. Which of this things is NOT symbolized by the green light?
◯ optimism
✔ nature
◯ The American Dream
◯ money
7. Who is Dr. Eckleburg?
◯ Tom Buchanan's spy and confidante
◯ A guest at Gatsby's party
✔ An eye doctor whose billboard overlooks the road to West Egg
◯ Gatsby's doctor and professional associate
8. The road between West Egg and East Egg is
◯ A "valley of ashes"
◯ A literary allusion to the Waste Land, by T.S. Eliot
◯ A literary allusion to the mythological River Styx
✔ All of these
9. Myrtle Wilson is
◯ Nick's girlfriend
◯ The plumber's wife
✔ Tom's lover
◯ Daisy's friend and a golf pro
10. Why do Nick and Tom go to the "valley of ashes"?
◯ Tom's car has a transmission problem
✔ Tom wants Nick to meet his mistress
◯ Tom and Nick are passing through, on the way to Gatsby's garden party
◯ None of these
11. Who claims to be in the "artistic game"?
◯ Tom
◯ Myrtle
✔ Mr. McKee
◯ Mrs. McKee
12. Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose?
◯ He finds out she's having an affair with another man
✔ She says Daisy's name
◯ Tom tries to punch Nick and misses
✖ None of these
13. What reason does Myrtle give for having an affair?
◯ "Do what you can to be happy."
◯ "The Jazz Age is a time of irresponsibility and gaiety."
✔ "You can't live forever."
◯ "My husband, Tom, beats me. He broke my nose."
14. Jay Gatsby is a
✔ Bootlegger
◯ Murderer
◯ Long-time member of East Egg's elite
◯ German spy
15. Which of these details is true about Gatsby's past?
◯ He received a degree from Oxford
✔ He fought in the war
◯ He's the son of wealthy people from the Midwest
◯ All of these are false
16. Complete the analogy. Gatsby loves Daisy like...
◯ Tom loves Myrtle
◯ Tom loves Daisy
◯ Nick loves Jordan
✔ None of these
17. Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made from
✔ human molars
◯ obsidian
◯ elephant tusk
◯ egyptian gold
18. Why does Gatsby throw extravagant parties?
◯ He hopes to make many friends.
◯ He wants to live a lavish life.
◯ It diverts some attention away from his notorious crime-laden life.
✔ He believes that Daisy may come to a party some night.
19. Why does Nick think that Gatsby may be disappointed with Daisy?
◯ She is unimpressed by the picture of Dan Cody and Gatsby on the yacht.
✔ Daisy could not possibly live up to the dreams that Gatsby had about her.
◯ She married Tom instead of marrying Gatbsy because Tom had more money.
◯ She does not really love Gatsby anymore.
20. How does Gatsby dress for his first meeting with Daisy?
◯ In a pure white tuxedo with a daisy in the lapel
✔ In gold and silver
◯ In a striped suit
◯ Black slacks, white shirt and white jacket
21. When Gatsby and Daisy meet in Nick's home, Gatsby almost breaks Nick's
◯ bust of Apollo
✔ clock
◯ porcelain statuette
◯ window
22. Which of these is a reminder of the issues of money and class in the novel?
◯ Tom's need for an affair
◯ Nick's favorite color
✔ The song that Klipspringer plays on the piano
◯ Daisy's little girl
23. When did James Gatz change his name to Gatsby?
◯ age 27
✔ age 17
◯ age 15
◯ age 24
24. How is the true story of Gatsby's life revealed?
✔ A reporter comes to Gatsby's home and interviews him. Thereafter, the rumors about Gatsby's past are
compared by the narrator to the true events of Gatsby's life.
◯ Gatsby breaks down when he sees Daisy. She asks him point-blank to explain his situation to Tom and
he does.
◯ Daisy pressures him into confiding it to Nick. She needs advice about Gatsby and wants Nick to know
the whole story.
◯ Nick finds papers in Gatsby's study, then asks Gatsby to explain. At first, Gatsby is angry about the
accusation of being a liar, but then confides all.
25. Who changed Gatsby's life forever, inspiring him to become rich and
powerful?
◯ Nick
◯ Daisy
✔ Dan Cody
◯ Meyer Wolfsheim
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violence? compare and contrast the two men and
include a discussion about what Daisy finds Asked by william f #1337987
I don't recall any violence in in chapter 1.
attractive in each. Answered by Aslan a month ago 3/1/2024
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Answered by Aslan a month ago 3/5/2024 Tom is a philandering brute. He doesn't treat
Daisy well but affords her a rich lifestyle that
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comes from old money (money inherited
through generations). Gatsby is obsessed
with Daisy. He puts Daisy on a pedestal and
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