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1
After the party in chapter 6, Nick and Gatsby disagree about...
Daisy's feelings for Gatsby
Gatsby's ability to repeat the past
whether or not Daisy has a child
Gatsby's new servants
2
Daisy almost cancelled her wedding because...
she got a letter from Gatsby
she found out Tom was cheating on her
Jordan tried to talk her out of the marriage
Tom was abusive to her
3
Why does Gatsby have big mood swings when he reunites with Daisy?
she's a lot less attractive than he remembers
he's afraid she won't like him
he is afraid she won't leave Tom
she doesn't compare to his image of her
4
The dinner in chapter 1 is interrupted by...
Myrtle calling
Gatsby calling
Daisy's daughter
the butler
5
Myrtle's party differs from Gatsby's party in what ways?
people just showed up to her party; Gatsby sent invites
her guests are all East Eggers (proper), no one gets drunk
her party is BYOB
her guests are invited; the party is small (unlike Gatsby's)
6
People who live in the West Egg are considered...
"old money,"classy
poor, trashy
"new money," trashy
inherited money, trashy
7
Daisy doesn't like the party she attended because...
Tom is flirting with other women
Tom is roaring drunk
the West Egg guests offend her
Gatsby is ignoring her
8
What made Daisy extraordinary in Gatsy's eyes?
she was easy
she was a "nice" girl
she was loved by lots of men before him
A and B are true
9
The main motif in The Great Gatsby is...
the spirit of the 1920's
the decline of the American Dream
the past as it affects the dreams of the future
the role of symbolism
10
At dinner, Daisy calls Tom a _______________
weakling
coward
hulking
cheater
11
Nick admires Gatsby's "great capacity for _____"
love
hope
deceiving others
money
12
At the party, Nick did this for only the second time in his life...
danced
lost all his money gambling
got drunk
threw up
13
Why does Daisy cry in Gatsby's bedroom?
his shirts are too beautiful
she doesn't want to be there
she regrets what she has lost
Tom is cheating on her
14
The green light on Daisy's dock represents...
Gatsby's dreams of East Egg
Gatsby's dreams of Daisy
Gatsby's love for Daisy
Gatsby's jealousy of Tom
15
Writers in the Modern Period followed what rules?
rhyming poetry
character is more important than plot
nonfiction more than fiction
there were no rules
16
How does Nick know Daisy?
they're first cousins
through Tom
they used to date
they're second cousins
17
Meyer Wolfsheim shows Nick...
his cufflinks
how Gatsby got rich
how to run out on the restaurant tab
how to get rich quick
18
Jordan said she likes Nick because he's...
in love with her
a great listener
is careful
doesn't judge her
19
Tom is afraid that ____________ will happen, based on a book he read.
immigrants will take over New York
nobody will respect marriage anymore
poor people will move into East Egg
minorities will take over "white" society
20
Nick is suspicious of Gatsby's stories about his background because...
Gatsby can't look him in the eye
Nick knows his parents aren't rich
they're too grandiose to be true
he rushes his words
21
What did Gatsby mean when he said, "her voice is full of money"?
Daisy is like a princess in a castle
her voice sounds like the clinking of coins
Daisy is a gold digger
Jordan is a gold digger
22
Gatsby doesn't really attend his own parties because...
he's only looking for Daisy
he doesn't like the uninvited guests
the drunken behavior bothers him
he's too shy; he only cares about appearances
23
When her daughter was born, Daisy told the nurse she hoped she'd grow up to be...
a workaholic
happily single
strong and independent
a beautiful fool
24
How did Daisy originally meet Gatsby, according to Jordan?
they attended the same school
Gatsby dated her when he was at boot camp
Gatsby was a war hero, she was his nurse
she met him at one of his parties
25
Gatsby offends Nick when he...
lies about how he got his money
leaves the house before Daisy arrives
offers him a job
tries to pay him for the tea
26
Where did Nick say that Tom and Daisy went, at the end of the novel?
he didn't know, and didn't care
back to Chicago
retreated into their money
went out of the country
27
Nick learns that Jordan is dishonest, because she...
lies about Gatsby
moved a golf ball in a match
B and C
left a car top down and lied about it
28
In chapter 7, Tom realizes Daisy loves Gatsby when...
she tells Gatsby he looks so cool
she tells Gatsby she loves him
she leans over and kisses Gatsby at the table
she introduces Pammy to Gatsby
29
What was Nick glad he told Gatsby?
"Leave town for a while"
"You can't repeat the past"
"you're better than the whole damned bunch of them
"I hope you rot in hell-- old sport"
30
People are attracted to Nick because he...
doesn't judge
is careful
is good looking
is honest
31
When Nick returns home, he sees...
Gatsby out on his motorboat
Gatsby staring at the green light
all the lights on at Gatsby's house next door
Gatsby staring at the stars
32
Why did Tom hit Myrtle in the face?
she wanted to go back to her husband
she accused him of lying about getting a divorce
she kept repeating Daisy's name
she was spending too much of his money
33
The tones throughout the novel are...
sad, bittersweet, romantic
objective, neutral, elegant
ambivalent, elegant, nostalgic
angry, fatalistic, disgusted
34
Nick and Tom attended what school?
Oxford
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
35
What did Wolfsheim tell Nick when Nick asked him to attend Gatsby's funeral?
he didn't want to meet Gatsby's father
care for friends when they're alive
he wasn't that close to Gatsby; it was too dangerous
36
Mr. Gatz shows Nick what memento from Gatsby's childhood?
a story "Jimmy" wrote
a self-improvement schedule "Jimmy" wrote
a picture of "Jimmy" as a boy
an award Gatsby won
37
Jordan Baker is a professional...
rich lady
golfer
tennis player
housesitter
38
How did George Wilson know where to find Gatsby?
Tom told him
Catherine told him
he asked around at the other garages
the police told him
39
What did Gatsby receive from Dan Cody?
none of the above
encouragement to go to college
$25,000
an education about getting rich
40
What is it about Gatsby that Nick likes?
his generous and throws lavish parties
he has a reassuring smile that doesn't judge
his smile seems to see you as you see yourself
he doesn't gossip
41
Lucille (a party guest) said Gatsby "doesn't want trouble with anyone" after he...
"looked like he killed a man"
bought her a new dress after she ripped hers at a party
became a bootlegger
avoids all of his party guests
42
Why does Nick agree to invite Daisy to tea?
he can never say no to anyone
Gatsby pressured him to; he doesn't want to make him mad
he wants to spend more time with her
Jordan said Daisy deserves something in her life
43
Gatsby fired his servants because...
he doesn't want any gossip about Daisy
he is almost broke
they were stealing from him
he doesn't need them anymore; he stopped the parties
44
What did Gatsby show Nick to prove some of his stories were true?
a medal, a picture of Oxford
his bank book
a letter from the president
a medal, his college diploma
45
Wolfsheim was responsible for...
bribing politicians
Al Capone's rise to power
fixing the World Series
establishing an underground railroad to Canada
46
Gatsby is so rich that he owns...
polo ponies
two mansions
Nick's house
a hydroplane
47
Daisy and Gatsby dated for...
five years
five months
one year
one month
48
What did F. Scott Fitzgerald have in common with Nick?
graduated from prestigious schools; were alcoholics
went to prestigious schools; were Midwesterners
both were in love with gold diggers; were rich
49
What claim does Nick make about himself at the end of chapter 3?
he doesn't fit in, wants to go home
he reserves judgement
he is careless
he is the most honest man he knows
50
Who was Myrtle staring jealously at when Tom stopped for gas?
Tom; she's mad he didn't stop to talk to her
Daisy, who was in the front seat
Jordan, who was in the front seat
51
Modern Period writing is characterized by...
distinctions between good and evil
a lack of clear-cut moral positions
lots of dialect and vernacular
idealism and romance
52
Daisy calls him this because he...
is verbally abusive
broke her nose
hurt her finger
cheats on her
53
How did Gatsby really make his money
drugstores selling booze, insider trading
all the above
stock market, illegal drugs
drugstores, bootlegging
54
What are the rumors going around the party about Gatsby?
he's a German spy; he killed a man once
he went to Oxford; he killed a man
he's related to the German Kaiser; he's in the mob
he killed a man, is an American spy
55
According to Catherine, Tom can't get divorced because...
Daisy's Catholic, can't divorce
he doesn't believe in divorce
he won't marry Myrtle
he loves his wife
56
Tom keeps his affair with Myrtle a secret
false
true
57
Later that evening, Daisy confesses to Nick that she...
is cheating on Tom
doesn't like being a mother
is very happy with her life
is cynical about everything
58
What can't Daisy admit to Gatsby, at the hotel?
she still loves Tom
she didn't really love Gatsby
she never loved Tom
her baby is really Gatsby's
59
The main motif in ALL of Fitzgerald's novels is...
man's inhumanity towards man
the idealism and aspiration that defines Americans
the past as it affects the dreams of the future
the difference between social classes
60
When Gatsby knocks over Nick's clock and puts it back, it represents...
nothing-- it's just a clock
his love for Daisy already "falling"
stopping time and bringing back the past
time is running out
61
Nick originally moved to New York in order to...
start a business, be close to Daisy and Tom
join the bonds business, escape rumors of his engagement
work as a stockbroker, get rich
become a writer, find love
62
What is ironic about the music playing in the Plaza Hotel?
it's jazzy, and everyone's pretending to be upbeat
it's a wedding march, and Daisy's marriage is crumbling
there was no music
it's a funeral dirge, and death is about to happen
63
Why did Daisy almost cancel her wedding?
she realized Tom was cheating on her
Tom abused her
she hated Tom's cheap present
she got a letter from Gatsby
64
Modern Period writing used what styles?
all the above
free verse poetry
stream-of-consciousness narration
flashbacks, fragments
65
Tom was a famous ___________ in college
writer
football player
polo player
soccer player
66
According to Nick, the guests at Gatsby's party act like...
bored (at least the men); they want to leave early
very stiff and polite for the most part
they're at an amusement park
very naive and rude
67
Fitzgerald wrote what phrase?
the Gilded Age
it was the best of times, it was the worst of times
the Roaring 20s
the Jazz Age
68
When Gatsby slips and tells Nick it only took 3 years to buy his mansion, he tells Nick...
he lost his inheritance in the big panic of the war
he's in the drug and oil businesses
A and C
he works with Wolfsheim
69
George admitted to Michaelis that he:
locked Myrtle in the house until they moved away
knew Myrtle was cheating with Tom
let Myrtle run into the street; he wanted her to run away
drugged Myrtle; it made her crazy
70
When Tom interrogated Gatsby, Gatsby said he went to Oxford for 5 years...
False-- he only visited there after the war
False-- he went there for 5 months
True
False-- he never went to Oxford
71
What do the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg represent?
God watching, seeing everything
the fading dreams of Gatsby
nothing-- it's an advertisement
God watching the struggles of the poor
72
According to Jordan, what did Daisy do with her wedding present?
threw it in the trash
A and C
told Jordan to give it back to Tom
gave it to Jordan as a gift
73
Jordan has a habit of doing this in conversations...
can't look Nick in the eye
laughs inappropriately
tilts her chin up in the air
gossips about everyone
74
According to Jordan, the night before Daisy's wedding she...
threw her pearls away, told Jordan to return them
ran off to meet Gatsby
threw up
broke up with Tom
75
How did Tom find out about Gatsby's illegal activities?
he went to the police
his friend was involved and went to jail
Daisy told him
he knows Wolfsheim
76
Gatsby's reaction to Daisy's child is...
adoration; she looks like her mother
jealousy that Daisy has a baby with Tom
surprise that she existed
indifference; he doesn't think much about kids
77
The newspaper reporter wants to do a story on Gatsby because...
Gatsby killed a man
the rumors about his "drug" business
rumors about Gatsby's parties and mysterious background
Gatsby called him himself, to impress Daisy
78
Catherine is scared of Gatsby because...
she heard he killed a man
he just has that "look"
she heard he's related to Kaiser Wilhelm
she heard he's a German spy
79
How many people were invited to Gatsby's party?
none of them; they just showed up
only the East Egg snobs
all of them
Nick and maybe a few others
80
When Nick met Jordan again in chapter 9, she told him...
she knew he still loved her
he was still honest
he was a bad driver
she still loved him
81
How did George know Myrtle was up to no good?
she was gone all the time; had fancy dresses
he found pictures of her and Tom
she bought a dog leash; had bruises
she bought a dog collar; had letters from Tom
82
What important information did Nick forget that terrible day?
his mother's birthday
his girl back home
Tom's incriminating information about Gatsby
his birthday
83
Nick, Tom and Daisy all used to live in...
Louisville
New York City
Chicago
Minnesota
84
What did Fitzgerald have in common with Gatsby?
both loved gold diggers, were in the war
both loved married women, were poor
both went to fancy schools; were in the Army
85
The Valley of Ashes represents...
the harshness of the modern world
trashy new-money people
despair and desolation
dead dreams
86
What amazes the "owl-eyed" man in the library?
no one has met the host of the party
the books are real
the books are fake
He can't remember how he got to the party
87
When Tom and the Sloanes drop by Gatsby's house, they later laugh about...
Gatsby inviting them to his "little party"
Gatsby's pink suit
the fact that Gatsby didn't have a horse
Gatsby believing the dinner invite was real
88
Gatsby's dreams of "repeating the past" were shattered when...
Gatsby saw Daisy's daughter
Gatsby wanted to help Myrtle, Daisy didn't
Tom revealed Gatsby's shady dealings
Daisy told Gatsby she loved Tom more than him
89
What about Gatsby seems a little "off" to Nick?
he gets angry too easily
he is too forward and asks personal questions
he chooses his words too carefully
he is too shy
90
F. Scott Fitzgerald got his name from
Francis Scott Key
his parents-- duh!
his grandfather
Sir Walter Scott
91
Why didn't Gatsby stop after his car hit Myrtle?
Daisy begged him to step on it
he was terrified the cops would arrest him
he wanted to protect Daisy
he wanted to kill Myrtle to hurt Tom
92
Zelda turned down Fitzgerald's offer of marriage because...
she was dating someone else
he drank too much
he was too poor
he was going overseas to fight in the war
93
What do Nick and Gatsby find they have in common?
they were both in France during the war
they both live in West Egg
they both know Daisy
they both are attracted to Jordan Baker
94
Fitzgerald's books are all...
semi-autobiographical
based on Princeton
written in a Realist style
modeled after his literary mentors, like Hemingway
95
Gatsby's house resembles a...
French hotel
British castle
mansion
gaudy eyesore
96
Klipspringer is...
a party guest who stays at Gatsby's
a paid piano player
the hired help
a friend of Gatsby's
97
When Myrtle complains about the "shiftlessness" of the lower classes it is ironic because...
she respects the lower class
she's from the lower class
Tom gets mad at her for being snobby
she gives money to the poor
98
In New York, Myrtle buys a puppy, signifying...
she wants something else to show off
she loves spending Tom's money
she's impulsive and careless
commitment, which she wants from Tom
99
Nick's father told him once that...
not everyone is born with fundamental decencies
everyone is born with the same advantages
he can't repeat the past
careful people must take care of the careless ones
100
Which of the following is NOT a genre of The Great Gatsby?
Romantic Tragedy
Modernist
a novel of manners
Jazz Age
101
A month after the honeymoon, what happened in Santa Barbara?
Daisy's daughter was born
Tom cheated with Myrtle
Tom was in an accident, with a chambermaid
Daisy cheated with Gatsby
102
At the end of the night, what confusing scene foreshadows later events in the novel?
girls were fighting with their husbands
there was a fistfight
some guests were left stranded without rides
a car drove into a ditch
103
To get out of a speeding ticket, Gatsby...
shows the cop a business card from the commissioner
hands the cop a wad of cash
shows the cop a Christmas card from the commissioner
shows the cop a picture of him at Oxford
104
What reason does George give for needing the money from Tom's car?
to pay off a gambling debt
to move west with Myrtle
to move away from Myrtle
to start a new business
105
Fitzgerald's attitude towards the rich was...
he couldn't relate, being from the Midwest
none of the above
he could never forgive the rich for being rich
he was finally one of them
106
Nick agrees to have Daisy over to tea because...
because Daisy ought to have something in her life
he's secretly in love with her
because Jordan asked him to
B and C
107
Gatsby's family were...
sailors
fishermen
farmers
wealthy people
108
Nick rents his Long Island house for $____ a month
$50
$80
$100
$5000
109
Fitzgerald was inspired by...
booze, New York City, Zelda
money, Princeton, the Roaring '20s
literature, aspiration, Zelda
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Yale, aspiration
110
Gatsby doesn't drink because...
the reckless behavior of his party guests
Dan Cody's death
Daisy doesn't drink
Nick has problems with alcohol
