The Great Gatsby Book Test

I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything.  Sophisticated – God, I'm sophisticated!

• Nick

• Jordan

• Myrtle

• Daisy

The owl-eyed man is an example of which literary device?

• metaphor

• synecdoche

• anachronism

• hyperbole

What do Meyer Wolfsheim's cuff links symbolize?

• His high social class

• His alma mater

• His family crest/ old money connections

• His dangerous connections (possibly to the mob)

Tom Buchanan was "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterwards savors of anticlimax." What does this passage mean?

• Tome was not excellent at anything

• Tom excelled so greatly in many areas at a young age that everything afterwards seems unimportant.

• Tom excelled so greatly in sports at a young age that everything afterwards seems like a letdown

• Tom was excellent at many things throughout his entire life

Which millionaire showed Gatsby what life was like for the rich?

• Wolfshiem

• Dan Cody

• Tom Buchanan

• Nick Carraway

Who was driving the car that killed Myrtle?

• Gatsby

• Daisy

• Nick

• George

How does Gatsby try to force meeting Daisy again? There are multiple answers

• Big parties

• Through Nick

• Through Jordan

• Moving across a lake from her

Why is it called The Great Gatsby?

• Because Gatsby is great

• Because he held great parties

• Because Nick thinks Gatsby is great

Which statement best describes Gatsby?

• mysterious, selfish, carefree

• trustful, funny, at ease

• mysterious, motivated, controlling

• shallow, angry, trusting

Where is Gatsby's House located?

• East Egg

• West Egg

• Louisville

• Hamilton