The Great Gatsby Unit Assessment

Gatsby makes his wealth

• through illegal bootlegging

• through inheritance

• by investing in the stock market

• by winning the lottery

The reunion between Gatsby and Daisy can best be described as

• awkward, yet successful

• joyful and carefree

• tense and confrontational

• disappointing and brief

Tom breaks Myrtle's nose because

• She continuously says Daisy's name.

• She insults Tom's car.

• She refuses to leave the party.

• She spills a drink on Tom.

Daisy marries Tom Buchanan because

• She loves him deeply and wants to build a life together

• Her family would not allow her to marry Gatsby and Tom was a more appropriate choice

• She is seeking wealth and social status

• Tom promised her a life of adventure and excitement

No one comes to Gatsby's funeral because

• he was not a popular figure

• he was a criminal

• no one really knows him

• he lived in isolation

George kills Gatsby because

• he believes Gatsby was having an affair with Daisy

• he thinks Gatsby was Myrtles lover AND he thinks Gatsby was the one driving the car that hit Myrtle.

• he is jealous of Gatsby's wealth and success

• he wants to take revenge for Myrtle's death

Daisy hopes that her daughter will be a "beautiful fool" because ______

• She believes that ignorance leads to happiness for women.

• She wants her daughter to be successful and wealthy.

• She thinks beauty is more important than intelligence.

• She has experienced pain and wants her daughter to avoid harsh realities.

The green light, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, and the Valley of Ashes are all examples of

• metaphor

• symbolism

• allegory

• imagery

Nick describes Tom and Daisy as

• thoughtful and caring

• careless and destructive

• ambitious and hardworking

• charming and sociable

Nick Carraway is the narrator of The Great Gatsby, which means that readers __________.

• view the events of the novel through the filter of his eyes and his opinions

• experience the story from multiple perspectives

• are given an objective account of the events

• only see the events that Nick chooses to share