The Great Gatsby- Chapters 6-9

Who or what does Wilson confuse with God when he is ranting to Michaelis about Myrtle's death?

• Dr. T J Eckelberg's billboard

• A statue of liberty

• A church steeple

• A portrait of Myrtle

Klipspringer calls Gatsby's house to inquire about a pair of shoes he left there.

• He left a pair of shoes there and wanted to know if anyone had seen them.

• He was looking for a lost jacket he left at the party.

• He wanted to ask about a book he lent to Gatsby.

• He was inquiring about a missing wallet from the event.

Fill in the sentence with the correct vocabulary word: She was appalled by West Egg, this ___ "place" that Broadway had begotten upon a Long Island fishing village.

• Meretricious

• Magnificent

• Mundane

• Mysterious

Which character says this? "I read somewhere the sun's getting hotter every year.  It seems that pretty soon the Earth's going to fall into the sun--or wait a minute--it's just the opposite--the sun's getting colder every year."

• Tom

• Jerry

• Spike

• Tyke

What "truth" did Tom say he had learned about Gatsby's "drug stores"?

• They were side street drug stores that sold grain alcohol.

• They were high-end pharmacies that sold luxury items.

• They were illegal establishments that sold counterfeit drugs.

• They were popular tourist attractions in West Egg.

What type of figurative language is found in this sentence from Chapter 6?: Gatsby indicated a gorgeous, scarcely human orchid of a woman who sat in state under a white plum tree.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

How did Gatsby's mentor, Dan Cody, make his money?

• He made money in real estate.

• He made money in mining silver and copper.

• He made money in the stock market.

• He made money in oil drilling.

Why did Myrtle run out into the street?

• She was trying to catch a bus.

• She was running away from her husband, George.

• She wanted to get some fresh air.

• She was looking for her lost dog.

What kind of inheritance did Dan Cody leave for Gatsby when he died?

• He left him $25,000 but Gatsby never got it.

• He left him a mansion in West Egg.

• He left him a yacht and a fortune.

• He left him a collection of rare books.

Who attends Gatsby's funeral?

• Nick, the minister, Gatsby's father, Owl Eyes, and servants.

• Only Nick and Gatsby's father.

• Just the minister and Owl Eyes.

• A group of Gatsby's wealthy friends.