This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Daisy NEVER loved Tom. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. Why did Nic Carraway move to New York city? A) To learn science. B) To make more friends. C) To meet with relatives. D) To learn the bond of business. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To learn the bond of business. 3. What does the narrator learn from Jordan about Tom during lunch? A) He plays polo. B) He was a football star. C) He has a daughter with Daisy. D) He has some woman in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has some woman in New York. 4. Daisy's confession to Gatsby that she "did love [Tom] once ..... but I loved you too" is ..... to Gatsby (Fitzgerald 132). It shatters his dream and is an aspect that he never considered possible. A) Indiscernible. B) Redolent. C) Forlorn. D) Garrulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indiscernible. 5. Who is Daisy's cousin? A) Gatsby. B) Tom. C) Jordan. D) Nick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nick. 6. Who does Gatsby speak with in the library for almost an hour? A) Jordan. B) Nick. C) Daisy. D) His butler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jordan. 7. Incompetently; awkwardly; clumsily A) Ineffable. B) Apathetically. C) Ineptly. D) Monopolizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ineptly. 8. How does Nick know the Buchanans? A) He only knew them as a family living on the East Egg. B) Daisy was his second cousin, and he met Tom in college. C) He knew Daisy from college, and Tom was his cousin. D) Gatsby introduced Nick to them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daisy was his second cousin, and he met Tom in college. 9. What is the meaning of the word 'languid'? A) Energetic. B) Active. C) Vigorous. D) Lethargic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lethargic. 10. What does Catherine wish the McKees and the Wilsons would do? A) Get a divorce. B) Start a business. C) Have children. D) Go to a trip together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get a divorce. 11. What is a synonym for innuendo? A) Inner-tube. B) Inferiority. C) Implication. D) Directed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implication. 12. Choose the settings of the novel. A) Washington. B) Long island and New York. C) London. D) East and West Egg islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long island and New York. 13. Who said, "He's the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919." A) Daisy. B) Jordan. C) NIck. D) Gatsby. E) Wolfsheim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gatsby. 14. What does the Valley of Ashes represent? A) The contrast between poor people and rich people (like Tom & Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick). B) The fall of American civilization as industrialism occurs. C) The distinct difference between rural and city living. D) The eventual corruption of New York City by wealthy people (like Tom & Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The contrast between poor people and rich people (like Tom & Daisy, Gatsby, and Nick). 15. Nick says he reserves judgement to others at the beginning of the book. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. '' 'Can't repeat the past?' '' he cried incredulously. '' 'Why of course you can!' '' (Fitzgerald 116). Why does Gatsby say this? A) He wants to be with Daisy like they were 5 years ago. B) He wants to go back to when his best friend, Dan, was alive. C) He wants to go back and finish college. D) He wants to go back to his real identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wants to be with Daisy like they were 5 years ago. 17. Which of the following was a rumor about Gatsby? A) He was a German spy. B) He is a librarian. C) He is a citizen of Montenegro. D) He is a member of the mob. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a German spy. 18. Tom breaks Myrtle's ..... A) Nose. B) Back. C) Arm. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nose. 19. Who does Myrtle see with Tom in the car on their way to New York? A) Darcy. B) Jordan. C) Daisy. D) Anne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jordan. 20. Who said, "You can't repeat the past." A) Myrtle. B) Daisy. C) Nick. D) Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick. 21. What kind of relationship do Tom and Daisy have? A) They are deeply in love. B) They are always laughing at each other's jokes. C) They are always getting on each other's nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are always getting on each other's nerves. 22. The project underwent intense scrutiny by the committee. What does the word 'scrutiny' mean? A) To make or cause to become. B) Looking closely to understand and find details. C) Feeling like you have to do something. D) A design made by combining initials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking closely to understand and find details. 23. Why does Daisy give Tom her gold pencil? A) She's suggesting that he will find a new girl to cheat with and she's "helping" him remember her name and address. B) She gives it to him in case he wants to write anything down. C) She wants him to leave her alone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's suggesting that he will find a new girl to cheat with and she's "helping" him remember her name and address. 24. Why did Nick go East? A) To learn the bond business. B) To enlist in the Navy. C) To pursue his acting career. D) To live with family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To learn the bond business. 25. What happens to Gatsby's extravagant shirts during the argument between Gatsby and Tom? A) Gatsby gives them to Tom as a peace offering. B) They are torn to pieces. C) Tom throws them into the pool. D) Daisy takes them with her when she leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom throws them into the pool. 26. How does Fitzgerald characterize Myrtle Wilson in Chapter 2? A) As a hardworking and ambitious woman. B) As a vain and materialistic woman. C) As a faithful and devoted wife. D) As a corrupt and immoral individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a vain and materialistic woman. 27. What is the ambivalence captured in The Great Gatsby according to the speakers? A) The ambivalence in our attitude towards materialism. B) The ambivalence in the narrative style and structure. C) The ambivalence in the author's portrayal of characters. D) The ambivalence in the depiction of the Jazz Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ambivalence in our attitude towards materialism. 28. Tom gave Daisy ..... worth $ 350, 000 ($ 5.2 million today!) A) A string of pearls. B) A diamond ring. C) A house. D) A car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A string of pearls. 29. The color yellow traditionally symbolizes wealth and beauty. However, in The Great Gatsby it also symbolizes: A) Death. B) Innocence. C) Virtue. D) Hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death. 30. What is the lie that Tom tells Myrtle? A) She will someday be his wife. B) He does not have enough money to marry her. C) She is the best thing that ever happened to him. D) He can't marry her because his wife won't let him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He can't marry her because his wife won't let him. 31. Which of the following is best illustrated by the quote? "The only crazy I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake. He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in and never even told me about it, and ..... I lay down on the bed and cried to beat the band all afternoon." A) Theme. B) Symbol. C) Character. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 32. Identify the word which means:suddenly, impulsively A) Retracted. B) Subterfuge. C) Ascertain. D) Convivial. E) Impetuously. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Impetuously. 33. This chapter explores what theme? A) Massive wealth will deny one's love for another. B) Being impatient will make the heart grow fonder. C) True love is a fantasy and does not need to be fulfilled. D) True happiness should not be denied based on the present situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True happiness should not be denied based on the present situation. 34. Disturbed or highly confused; insane A) Ravenously. B) Surmise. C) Deranged. D) Portentous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deranged. 35. Marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield A) Obscure. B) Somnambulist. C) Obstinate. D) Retribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obstinate. 36. Which narrative technique does the author employ to build an atmosphere of mystery and suspense? A) First-person point of view. B) Second-person point of view. C) Third-person omniscient point of view. D) Third-person limited point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third-person omniscient point of view. 37. How does the author handle pacing in "The Great Gatsby" to maintain suspense? A) By rushing through important events. B) By slowing down the narrative during key moments. C) By revealing all plot twists at once. D) By keeping a steady and predictable pace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By slowing down the narrative during key moments. 38. Why doesn't Nick judge Gatsby harshly? A) Gatsby has dirt on Nick. B) Gatsby embodies everything that Nick admires about the human spirit. C) Nick is attracted to Gatsby's personality. D) Nick is in love with Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick is attracted to Gatsby's personality. 39. What does the valley of ashes symbolize? A) A green forest. B) A desolate farm. C) A bustling city. D) A sunny beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A desolate farm. 40. Which character is Nick not happy to run into later on in the chapter after some time has passed? A) Owl Eyes. B) Jordan. C) Tom. D) Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom. 41. True or False:When he came to Long Island, Nick rented a small house with a work colleague. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 42. What is the opposite of the word 'reciprocal'? A) Mutual. B) Joint. C) Shared. D) One-sided. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One-sided. 43. A key theme of the book is the 'American Dream', which suggests that anyone can be successful in America if they work hard enough. How do Tom and Daisy antagonise the American dream? A) They were born into 'old money', therefore did not have to work hard for their successes. B) They are not wealthy, and do not wish to be successful, so their lifestyle actively works against the 'American Dream'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were born into 'old money', therefore did not have to work hard for their successes. 44. In what way is the symbol of the green light in The Great Gatsby ironic? A) Daisy, on most nights, yearns for Gatsby on the far side of the water as well. B) Everyone can see Gatsby when he stands in his yard yearning for Daisy. C) What Gatsby wants is behind him, in the past, not in front of him. D) The light doesn't actually mark Tom and Daisy's dock, but Jordan's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What Gatsby wants is behind him, in the past, not in front of him. 45. And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leavesgrowing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I hadthat familiar conviction that life was beginning over again withthe summer. A) Optimism. B) Contempt. C) Pessimism. D) Cynicism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optimism. 46. What is Gatsby's ultimate downfall in Chapter 8? A) His lavish parties. B) His illegal activities. C) His pursuit of Daisy. D) His lack of wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His illegal activities. 47. What proliferates in the valley of ashes? A) Trees. B) Ashes. C) Grass. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashes. 48. What is Jordan Baker's occupation? A) Softball pitcher. B) Secretary. C) Philanthropist. D) Golfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golfer. 49. Gatsby claims he went to ..... A) Our Lady. B) Yale. C) Oxford. D) Harvard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxford. 50. When Myrtle was introduced on page 25, why is she described as "a thickish figure of a woman (who) blocked out the light from the office door" ? A) Because she's not considered to be very attractive. B) To symbolize that she's a good person by incorporating light. C) To symbolize her being bad or evil because she blocks the light. D) So the reader understands just how "thick" she is because of the light she's blocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To symbolize her being bad or evil because she blocks the light. 51. Why does Daisy cry when Jay Gatsby gives her a tour of his house? A) She still loves Jay Gatsby. B) She missed Jay Gatsby. C) She wanted to go home to Tom. D) She said she had never seen such beautiful shirts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she had never seen such beautiful shirts. 52. Why did Gatsby have huge parties that he rarely attended? A) To keep people drunk. B) To keep people happy. C) Hoping Daisy would come to one. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hoping Daisy would come to one. 53. What does Tom urge the narrator to do upon their arrival at the ash-heaps? A) Purchase something. B) Take photographs. C) Depart immediately. D) Introduce him to his mistress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduce him to his mistress. 54. Who attended Gatsby's funeral? A) Tom. B) Daisy. C) Nick. D) Nobody. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick. 55. The Valley of ashes is a farm, a garden, a dumping ground A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 56. What is Gatsby doing at the very end of the chapter? A) Developing a plan to run away to escape the consequences of the car crash. B) Crying on his dock because he realizes that he lost Daisy forever. C) Standing outside the Buchanan house hold to make sure Daisy is OK. D) Talking to Wolfsheim in the hopes he can hire a hitman for Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Standing outside the Buchanan house hold to make sure Daisy is OK. 57. What was the character "Owl Eyes" at Gatsby's party fascinated by? A) Books. B) Drinks. C) Guests. D) Artwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Books. 58. What does Nick conclude about the Buchanans? A) He thinks they are spoiled and destructive. B) He thinks deep down they are sweet people. C) He pities them because they lead empty lives. D) He envies their position and wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thinks they are spoiled and destructive. 59. An allusive remark or hint A) Insinuating. B) Epigram. C) Vehemently. D) Perpetual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insinuating. 60. Who is described as having: " ..... an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her were continually smoldering ..... " A) Daisy. B) Jordan. C) Myrtle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myrtle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Great Gatsby Quiz 1The Great Gatsby Quiz 2The Great Gatsby Quiz 3The Great Gatsby Quiz 4The Great Gatsby Quiz 5The Great Gatsby Quiz 6The Great Gatsby Quiz 7The Great Gatsby Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books