Great Gatsby Chapters 8 + 9 Reading Quiz

Question 1

What did Daisy and Tom do in the days following the night of the accident?

Accepted Answer

They had gone away without word

Question 2

How did Mr. Gatz learn about his son's death?

Accepted Answer

He read about it in the paper

Question 3

Why had Klipsringer phoned Gatsby's home?

Accepted Answer

He was hoping to pick up a pair of his shoes

Question 4

Which of the following characters DID NOT attend Gatsby's funeral?

Accepted Answer

Wolfsheim

Question 5

Wolfsheim says Gatsby was "so hard up" (poor) when they met that he had to keep doing what?

Accepted Answer

Wearing his army uniform

Question 6

Who was the man that stayed with George the longest?

Accepted Answer

Michaelis

Question 7

What was it about Daisy that "increased her value" to Gatsby when they first met?

Accepted Answer

That many men loved her

Question 8

What had Gatsby done for his father when he visited 2 years prior to his death?

Accepted Answer

Bought him a house

Question 9

What was the only compliment Nick ever gave Gatsby?

Accepted Answer

You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.

Question 10

What was the 'curious remark' that Gatsby made to Nick regarding Daisy's marriage to Tom?

Accepted Answer

It was just personal

Question 11

What does Jordan announce to Nick during their final meeting?

Accepted Answer

She was engaged

Question 12

Who is the Great[est] Gatsby?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Redford

Question 13

What does the servant tell Gatsby he is going to do the day after the car accident?

Accepted Answer

Drain the pool

Question 14

What does Nick suggest to Gatsby after he returns home the night of the accident?

Accepted Answer

To go away for a while

Question 15

What was written on the back cover of the Hopalong Cassidy book Mr. Gatz carried with him?

Accepted Answer

Daily schedule and resolutions

Question 16

What word was used to describe George Wilson when the papers ran stories about Gatsby’s death?

Accepted Answer

mad-man

Question 17

Who does it turn out told George where to go to find the man responsible for killing his wife?

Accepted Answer

Tom

Questions 17