View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daisy’s reaction when she hears that she gave birth to a little girl?
(a) She says that she knows her baby will grow up to be brilliant.
(b) She claps her hands with joy.
(c) She says it is the happiest day of her life.
(d) She cries and says that she hopes her baby grows up to be a fool.

2. What does Myrtle Wilson buy from an old man as she waits in a taxicab in New York City?
(a) A bouquet of roses.
(b) The daily newspaper.
(c) A roasted chestnut.
(d) A puppy.

3. How does Catherine feel about Gatsby?
(a) She thinks he is selfish.
(b) She is falling in love with him.
(c) She finds him boring.
(d) She is afraid of him.

4. Who is the slender young woman with the charming face that emanates discontent whom Nick meets at dinner with the Buchanan’s?
(a) Miss Daisy.
(b) Miss Baker.
(c) Mrs. Buchanan.
(d) Mrs. Baker.

5. What comment does the stout, middle-aged man that Nick and Jordan meet in the library say about Gatsby’s books?
(a) Every book is the same.
(b) All the books are written in a foreign language.
(c) All the books are real.
(d) The books have no pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jordan’s escort to Gatsby’s party?

2. What view does the narrator have from his new home?

3. What is Mrs. Wilson’s reaction when Mrs. McKee compliments her dress?

4. What career does the narrator decide to pursue after he returns from the Great War?

5. What does Nick see in Gatsby’s smile?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 305 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample