This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Done with strong feelings or great force A) Contemptuous. B) Cynical. C) Poignant. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehemently. 2. Who said it?"I haven't heard a word!" A) Jordan. B) Tom. C) Nick's father. D) Nick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jordan. 3. What was the significance of the car crash that happened after Gatsby's party as it applies to theme? A) Danger. B) Escapism. C) Consequences. D) Responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consequences. 4. Which type of characterization tells a reader a character's traits? A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 5. Identify the word which means:deceit used in order to achieve one's goal. A) Subterfuge. B) Retracted. C) Ascertain. D) Impetuously. E) Convivial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subterfuge. 6. With the exception of Nick, Gatsby's father, and the minister, no one attends Gatsby's burial. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 7. What is ironic about this statement: "I told that boy about the ice." Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders. "These people! You have to keep after them all the time." A) Tom was the one who brought the ice. B) Myrtle is criticizing working class people, but she is one herself. C) Tom is working class too. D) Myrtle is asking for ice but she doesn't even like ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myrtle is criticizing working class people, but she is one herself. 8. What did Gatsby and Nick Carraway have in common? A) They both served in the war. B) They both enjoyed fast cars. C) They were both in the bonds business. D) They lived next door to one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They both served in the war. 9. Who is driving the car that strikes Myrtle Wilson, leading to her death? A) Nick. B) Tom. C) Daisy. D) Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daisy. 10. The butler pulls Gatsby away from his guests to attend to what? A) Phone calls from various cities. B) Guests in other areas of the party. C) A problem in the kitchen with the cooking staff. D) A car crash in front of Gatsby's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phone calls from various cities. 11. What does is show us about Gatsby that people are spreading and discussing outlandish rumors? A) Everyone knows him in a different way. B) He's a liar and spreads the rumors himself. C) No one knows who he is, or where he's from. D) They don't approve of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No one knows who he is, or where he's from. 12. Why did Daisy marry Tom? A) Tom threatened Daisy into marriage by hitting her. B) Gatsby went off to war and Tom had money and status. C) They had a daughter and she did not want her reputation to be ruined. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatsby went off to war and Tom had money and status. 13. How would you define something that is 'frivolous'? A) Serious and important. B) Lacking purpose or value. C) Difficult to understand. D) Deep and meaningful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lacking purpose or value. 14. Nick ends up clinging to which person at the party? A) Gatsby. B) Daisy. C) Tom. D) Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jordan. 15. Very generous, kind, or forgiving A) Magnanimous. B) Complacent. C) Commensurate. D) Garrulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnanimous. 16. Which character breaks the news to Nick that Tom is having an affair? A) Daisy. B) Jordan. C) Tom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jordan. 17. Why does Gatsby hold huge parties on the weekends? A) So that he will not have to drink alone. B) To entertain his business associates. C) In the hope that Daisy will show up one night. D) As a cover for his bootlegging operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the hope that Daisy will show up one night. 18. Where do Tom, Myrtle and Nick go in New York? A) To Tom's business, which he shares with Tom. B) To Myrtle's house, where she spent her childhood. C) To the apartment where Tom and Myrtle are having an affair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the apartment where Tom and Myrtle are having an affair. 19. Why did Gatsby invent a new identity for himself A) In order to become rich and seem like he was always rich. B) To cover up for his war crimes. C) To attract women. D) To get Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To get Daisy. 20. What does Daisy admit about whom she loves? A) She never loved Tom. B) She never loved Gatsby. C) She never loved either man. D) She loves them both. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves them both. 21. Why does Tom let Gatsby and Daisy drive home together? A) He realizes he can't stand in the way of their love. B) He has cut the brakes in their car. C) He has decided that they are not actually having an affair. D) He realizes that Daisy is not going to leave him for Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He realizes that Daisy is not going to leave him for Gatsby. 22. Who plays Tom Buchanan? A) Joel Edgerton. B) Christian Bale. C) Christopher Abbott. D) Tom Hardy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joel Edgerton. 23. What does Gatsby want to do before Daisy arrives? A) He wants to repaint Nick's cottage. B) He wants to find his old uniform, to remind Daisy of the past. C) He wants to get a new hair cut. D) He wants to get Nick's grass cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wants to get Nick's grass cut. 24. What is ironic about Gatsby's success in The Great Gatsby? A) He has everything that the American Dream promises, and he still isn't happy. B) Despite all his wealth, he still can't afford to travel to Europe or Asia. C) Unlike others in West Egg, he started out as the poor son of unsuccessful farmers. D) He uses his wealth to throw elaborate parties that make him locally famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has everything that the American Dream promises, and he still isn't happy. 25. Where is the valley of ashes? A) Between West Egg and New York City. B) Between East Egg and West Egg. C) Between Death Valley and the Salinas Valley. D) Between Greenwich Village and Hell's Kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between West Egg and New York City. 26. When Nick sees Gatsby at the end of the chapter, what is Gatsby doing? A) Having a drink on the patio. B) Reaching out to a green light. C) Getting his boat ready. D) Walking into his house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reaching out to a green light. 27. Who does Nick spend most of his time with at Gatsby's party? A) Tom. B) Jordan. C) Daisy. D) Lucille. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jordan. 28. What would be the best two colors to symbolize Myrtle? A) Red (danger, blood, passion) and Black (deception, death). B) Blue (hopefulness, strength) and Orange (friendliness, happiness). C) Yellow (cheerfulness, caution) and Green (money, nature). D) Purple (royalty, power) and Pink (softness, compassion). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red (danger, blood, passion) and Black (deception, death). 29. What is the overall message of the novel? A) The past should be cherished. B) The American Dream is attainable. C) The pursuit of the American Dream is futile. D) Wealth and power lead to happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pursuit of the American Dream is futile. 30. Who is Thomas Parke D'Invilliers A) Gatsby's actual name. B) Fitzgerald's pen name. C) The narrator of the story. D) A wealthy Wall Street tycoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fitzgerald's pen name. 31. Appearance or illusion of something A) Desolate. B) Reproach. C) Facade. D) Insignia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facade. 32. The ..... scent of vinegar from the cleaning solution assaulted my nostrils when I entered the kitchen. A) Deranged. B) Obstinate. C) Supercilious. D) Vitality. E) Pungent. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Pungent. 33. Which statement best characterizes Tom's feelings toward Gatsby's death? A) He thinks it was unfortunate but inevitable. B) He wishes he would have been the one to die. C) He blames himself. D) He thinks Gatsby deserved it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He thinks Gatsby deserved it. 34. Which word does NOT describe Jay Gatsby? A) Confident. B) Restless. C) Sensitive. D) Hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restless. 35. At the Buchanan mansion, Daisy goes on ..... about what the group should do on the hottest day of the year. She wants to "go to town, " she wants to "smoke, " she wants to "see a movie" (Fitzgerald 118, 121). She seems to continue to speak without really making a point. A) Garrulously. B) Ladenly. C) Redolently. D) Indiscernibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garrulously. 36. What is Daisy Buchanan's relationship with Jay Gatsby? A) Business partners. B) Former lovers. C) Neighbors. D) Siblings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Former lovers. 37. The lawn started at the beach and ran toward thefront door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials andbrick walks and burning gardens-finally when it reached thehouse drifting up the side in bright vines as though from themomentum of its run. A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) Tricolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 38. Who does blame Gatsby for Myrtle's death? A) Nick. B) Daisy. C) Tom. D) Myrtle's husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom. 39. What is the most effective transition to add to the second sentence?My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn. (Pg. 86) I couldn't muster up a single commonplace out of the thousand in my head. (Pg. 86-87) A) Moreover. B) Fortunately. C) Unfortunately. D) In contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unfortunately. 40. What is the nature of Daisy and Tom Buchanan's relationship? A) Strained and dissatisfied. B) Passionate and intense. C) Indifferent and apathetic. D) Loving and supportive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strained and dissatisfied. 41. Describe Jay Gatsby's personality and traits. A) Lazy, unambitious, and forgetful. B) Content, satisfied, and forward-thinking. C) Rude, arrogant, and unattractive. D) Ambitious, charming, and obsessed with the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ambitious, charming, and obsessed with the past. 42. There is something different about Nick's presence at the party. What is it? A) He didn't get an invitation. B) Gatsby asks for him personally. C) Nothing, everyone got there the same way. D) He received an invitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He received an invitation. 43. Who is Nick's neighbor? A) Daisy. B) Jordan. C) Gatsby. D) Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gatsby. 44. Why does the party break up? A) Nick vomits on Myrtle. B) Tom gets tired. C) Mr. McKee takes off his clothes. D) Tom hits Myrtle in the face. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom hits Myrtle in the face. 45. Nick went to Gatsby's party, even though he was not invited A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 46. Based on his tone, what can the reader infer about Nick's feelings about Tom? A) He is somewhat jealous of Tom and the success he had as a student, and now as an adult. B) He is not fond of Tom and sees him as someone who could be violent and brutish. C) He realizes he needs Tom's help to succeed, so he must try to like him. D) He feels sorry for Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is not fond of Tom and sees him as someone who could be violent and brutish. 47. In chapter one, we were told about a green light that Gatsby often reached for. What is this light? A) A light at the end of Daisy's dock. B) We don't know what the light is. C) A light on a fishing boat. D) A light signaling a lighthouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A light at the end of Daisy's dock. 48. What is the outcome of the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom? A) Gatsby and Daisy decide to leave together. B) Tom convinces Daisy to stay with him. C) Daisy chooses neither Gatsby nor Tom. D) Gatsby physically attacks Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom convinces Daisy to stay with him. 49. Who was driving the car that hit Myrtle? A) George. B) Gatsby. C) Daisy. D) Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daisy. 50. What is the opposite of the word 'staid'? A) Unadventurous. B) Dull. C) Boring. D) Sedate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unadventurous. 51. What does Daisy say when Nick tells her that she cannot bring Tom to tea? A) What should I bring?. B) Can Jordan come?. C) Why can't Tom come?. D) Who is Tom?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who is Tom?. 52. What are some rumors about Gatsby's past? A) Gatsby was involved in illegal activities. B) Gatsby was a famous actor before changing his identity. C) Gatsby was a spy for the government. D) Read 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 53. Who is the real owner of the mysterious yellow car that causes a commotion in Chapter 4? A) George Wilson. B) Tom Buchanan. C) Jay Gatsby. D) Nick Carraway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jay Gatsby. 54. Identify the speaker: "And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy" (49). A) Nick. B) Tom. C) Jordan. D) Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jordan. 55. A man who leads a life of reckless drinking, promiscuity and self-indulgence A) Insidious. B) Ineffable. C) Debauchee. D) Rancor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debauchee. 56. What narration style is used in the Great Gatsby? A) First. B) Third. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First. 57. What does 'punctilious' mean? A) Unable to believe; showing disbelief. B) Lightheartedness; lack of seriousness. C) Attentive to formality or proper behavior. D) Acts of avoiding something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attentive to formality or proper behavior. 58. How would you generally describe the characters in this novel? A) Humble. B) Mediocre. C) Wealthy. D) Antisocial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wealthy. 59. Which word means grumpy; easily irritated or annoyed? A) Fractious. B) Intimation. C) Unobtrusive. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fractious. 60. What word best describes Mr. Gatz's feelings about his son? A) Bewildered. B) Devastated. C) Resentful. D) Proud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proud. ← 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