The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Quiz

When Nick returns to West Egg after his trip into the city, what is unusual about Gatsby's house?

• It's lit up from tower to cellar

• It is decorated with streamers and confetti

• It is full of party guests but everyone is very quiet

• It's being painted white

What does this quote really mean about Gatsby's presence at the tea party? "Gatsby, his hands still in his pockets, was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect ease, even of boredom" (86).

• He is bored in reality.

• He is really nervous.

• He is actually at ease.

• He is strained in his suit.

What does Gatsby offer Nick as a payment for arranging a meeting with Daisy?

• The chance to fly his hydroplane

• Money

• A car

• A secret business connection

What was the weather like on the morning that Gatsby and Daisy were due to meet?

• Very windy

• Pouring with rain

• Blazing sunshine

• Icy cold

What color suit and tie is Gatsby wearing in order to impress Daisy?

• Purple and Gold

• White and Gold

• Gold and Silver

• Gray and Red

What does Gatsby almost break during the first nervous moments of being reunited with Daisy?

• A clock

• A vase

• A chair

• A window

How many years does Gatsby say that it took him to earn enough money to buy his house?

• 10

• 3

• 1

• 5

Where does Gatsby get his clothes from?

• Sweden

• Italy

• France

• England

What does Daisy say is the reason for her crying in this chapter?

• The beauty of Gatsby's shirts

• The size of Gatsby's house

• The way that Gatsby has changed

• The realization that she married the wrong man

What does Gatsby insist Klipspringer, one of his boarders, do at the end of chapter five?

• Pick up all the thrown shirts

• Make a phone call to a 'business connection' in Detroit

• Prepare dinner for Daisy and him

• Play a song on the piano