Great Gatsby Quiz

When Gatsby calls on Nick for the first time, he tells Nick several things about himself. What is NOT something he tells Nick about himself?

• Gatsby says he was married to a wealthy French aristocratic woman who died from influenza.

• Gatsby says he is the son of a wealthy family from the Middle West.

• Gatsby says he was educated at Oxford.

• Gatsby says he was promoted from first lieutenant to major during the war.

What is Gatsby’s real name?

• Jayson Gatsberry

• Jim Gatzkowski

• Jaime Gab

• James Gatz

What does Gatsby tell Nick he wants to have happen?

• He wants Tom to divorce Daisy “even if it’s for his own benefit.”

• He wants Daisy to “see that I’m a better man than Tom.”

• He wants Nick to find out about Tom’s “financial holdings” and about the money he owes.

• He wants to “repeat the past” to when he first met Daisy.

How does the narrator describe Gatsby?

• Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered.

• Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and a romantic readiness.

• Gatsby was a big, hulking brute of a man.

• Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics.

Who is the narrator of "The Great Gatsby"?

• Jay Gatsby

• Daisy Buchanan

• Nick Carraway

• Tom Buchanan

Where do Nick, Tom and Myrtle go?

• Tom’s favorite restaurant

• Nick’s office

• The dealer where Tom bought his last car

• The apartment Tom rents and always takes his mistress to

Who was driving the car that killed Myrtle?

• Gatsby

• Tom

• Nick

• Daisy

What event takes place at Tom and Daisy Buchanan's home in Chapter 7?

• A dinner party

• A picnic

• A funeral

• A wedding

Who is the only former party guest that came to Jay Gatsby's funeral?

• Daisy Buchanan

• Meyer Wolfsheim

• Owl Eyes

• Jordan Baker

• Myrtle Wilson

What does the green light represent?

• Unattainable dreams

• Money

• Innocence

• Daisy Buchanan

• Feminimity