This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is best illustrated by the quote? " ..... you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. They eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic ..... their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose." A) Character. B) Theme. C) Symbol. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbol. 2. How does Daisy react when she sees Gatsby's mansion for the first time? A) She is impressed by his wealth and extravagance. B) She is disappointed by the lack of sophistication in the decor. C) She is overwhelmed by the grandeur and size of the mansion. D) She is indifferent and unimpressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is overwhelmed by the grandeur and size of the mansion. 3. What does Daisy say is the reason for her crying in this chapter? A) The way that Gatsby has changed. B) The size of Gatsby's house. C) The realization that she married the wrong man. D) The beauty of Gatsby's shirts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The beauty of Gatsby's shirts. 4. What does Myrtle buy while she is out with Tom and Nick? A) A dress. B) Shoes. C) A necklace. D) A dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dog. 5. Define:interpose"No you don't, " interposed Tom quickly. "Myrtle'll be hurt if you don't come up to the apartment. Won't you, Myrtle?" A) To place between haughtily. B) Touching along a boundary or at a point. C) In a way that is pleasing to the senses. D) The quality of being lively, strong, and full of energy. E) The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To place between haughtily. 6. TRUE or FALSE:Nick has trouble finding and meeting Gatsby at the party. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Who is the novel dedicated to A) To Daisy. B) To Nick. C) To Zelda. D) To Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To Zelda. 8. What is the purpose of Gatsby's extravagant parties, according to what Nick discovers in Chapter 4? A) To impress Daisy with his wealth. B) To find a suitable business partner. C) To attract attention and show off his success. D) To reconnect with old friends and acquaintances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To attract attention and show off his success. 9. What makes Daisy cry? A) The flowers Gatsby has arranged for her. B) Gatsby's collection of fine shirts. C) Her green light, visible from Gatsby's house. D) Gatsby's newspaper clippings of her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatsby's collection of fine shirts. 10. Who kills Gatsby? A) Daisy Buchanan. B) Tom Buchanan. C) George Wilson. D) He kills himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George Wilson. 11. True or False:We still don't know who Gatsby is, how he has so much money, or why he spends so much on big parties for strangers A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which character claims to have attended Oxford college? A) Gatsby. B) Wolfsheim. C) Nick. D) Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gatsby. 13. What is an antonym for hauteur? A) Mockery. B) Condescension. C) Humility. D) Egotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humility. 14. The heat of the summer day symbolizes ..... A) Global warming. B) Nick's stress over his work. C) That is it summer. D) The conflict rising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The conflict rising. 15. Meyer Wolfsheim is a magazine publisher. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 16. What two topics are found in "The Great Gatsby?" A) Adultery, Honesty. B) Money, Desire. C) Mistrust, Faith. D) Marriage, Devotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money, Desire. 17. Fill in the blank with the correct word.The ..... cloud of dust stirred up by the train made it difficult to see Wilson's Garage. A) Coherence. B) Impenetrable. C) Incredulous. D) Feign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impenetrable. 18. I don't like it when Aunt Josephine visits. She is so ..... in her storytelling that we get stuck at the table for hours listening to nonsense. A) Garrulous. B) Jaunty. C) Feign. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garrulous. 19. The soccer team yelled in exultation as David scored the winning goal. A synonym of EXULTATION is ..... A) Great joy. B) Anger. C) Rudeness. D) Incrudulity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great joy. 20. Why did Nick Carraway go to the party? A) He went as Jordan Baker's escort. B) Gatsby sent him a direct invitation. C) He thought he could sneak in without being noticed. D) Daisy and Tom dared him to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatsby sent him a direct invitation. 21. Who did Nick run into at Gatsby's first party? A) Jordan. B) Tom. C) Daisy. D) Myrtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jordan. 22. Tom's mistress' name is? A) Myrtle Wilson. B) Myrtle Buchanan. C) Myrtle Eckleberg. D) Myrtle McKee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myrtle Wilson. 23. What did Dan Cody teach Gatsby? A) Dan Cody taught Gatsby how to speak French. B) Dan Cody taught Gatsby how to fish. C) Dan Cody taught Gatsby about the ways of the wealthy. D) Dan Cody taught Gatsby how to play the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dan Cody taught Gatsby about the ways of the wealthy. 24. What word means very happy and joyful? A) Artificial. B) Jovial. C) Innumerable. D) Imply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jovial. 25. How does Tom Buchanan react when he realizes Gatsby and Daisy are romantically involved in Chapter 5? A) He becomes violent and confrontational. B) He is indifferent and dismissive. C) He is shocked but ultimately accepts the situation. D) He decides to leave Daisy and Gatsby alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He becomes violent and confrontational. 26. Who lives at the garage that Tom and Nick visit? A) Gatsby. B) Dr. Eckleburg. C) Nick's cousin. D) Tom's lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom's lover. 27. "So we drove on toward death and through the cooling night" (Fitzgerald 136). The line above come mid-way through Chapter 8 and is very ..... Those unaware of the ending of The Great Gatsby often skip over the idea of driving "toward death, " but it foreshadows the ending of the chapter. A) Garrulous. B) Portentous. C) Redolent. D) Indiscernible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portentous. 28. How does Myrtle Wilson die? A) She is struck by Gatsby driving Tom's car. B) She is struck by Daisy driving Gatsby's car. C) She is struck by Daisy driving Tom's car. D) She is struck by her husband driving Tom's car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is struck by Daisy driving Gatsby's car. 29. What symbolic object does Nick see at the end of Daisy and Tom's dock? A) A green light. B) A white flag. C) A red rose. D) A gold coin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A green light. 30. To put on a show of quality or emotion; pretend, to make up; invent A) Fractious. B) Reproach. C) Supercilious. D) Feign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feign. 31. Why does Nick move out of the Middle West? A) To start a business with his college fraternity brother, Tom. B) To spend the Summer with his second cousin Daisy. C) To establish himself independent from his family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To establish himself independent from his family. 32. Daisy adored Tom when they were first married. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. A passing impulse or thought A) Surmise. B) Formidable. C) Inquest. D) Whim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whim. 34. What does Myrtle Wilson's affair with Tom Buchanan reveal about her character? A) Her desire to transcend her current social status. B) Her lack of morals and disregard for social norms. C) Her longing for a life of luxury. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. Where do we see the "eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg" ? A) On a billboard in the Valley of Ashes. B) On a poster on the subway in New York. C) On the side of a bus. D) In a magazine in Myrtle's NYC apartment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On a billboard in the Valley of Ashes. 36. Why does Nick find Gatsby to be so fascinating? A) Gatsby is chasing after his one true love, Daisy. B) Gatsby is mysterious and different from everyone Nick knows. C) Gatsby throws the finest, most elaborate parties. D) Gatsby has new money which means he created a way for himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatsby is mysterious and different from everyone Nick knows. 37. What does Nick learn about Gatsby's background in Chapter 4? A) He is the heir to a large fortune. B) He comes from a humble Midwestern family. C) He is the son of a wealthy aristocrat. D) His past is mysterious and unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His past is mysterious and unclear. 38. Which adjectives best describe Daisy? A) Wholesome and honest. B) Beautiful and melancholy. C) Confused and dependent. D) Assertive and ambitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful and melancholy. 39. What does Jordan reveal happened in August just after Tom and Daisy were married? A) Tom was caught with another woman when he wrecked his car. B) Daisy realized Tom loved her despite his affairs. C) Tom realized how much he was in love with Daisy. D) Daisy was caught in an affair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom was caught with another woman when he wrecked his car. 40. An obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally A) Oxymoron. B) Hyperbole. C) Paradox. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 41. Why does Gatsby stop having elaborate parties? A) Tom reports him to the cops. B) Daisy doesn't approve of them. C) Nick refuses to attend. D) Gatsby runs out of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daisy doesn't approve of them. 42. In chapter 5, what does Nick say to Gatsby when Gatsby follows him into the kitchen shortly after Daisy arrives? A) He tells Gatsby he's acting immaturely and rudely. B) He says Gatsby made a terrible mistake inviting Daisy over. C) He points out Gatsby's sweat stains. D) He tells Gatsby that Daisy is into his plan and needs to calm down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He tells Gatsby he's acting immaturely and rudely. 43. Myrtle Wilson was initially attracted to Tom because ..... A) He cared about racial equality. B) He treated her with respect. C) He dressed expensively. D) He stopped to give money to a homeless man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He dressed expensively. 44. Where does Tom want to take Nick? A) The Bronx Zoo. B) The Yale Club. C) A Broadway show. D) A baseball game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Yale Club. 45. What is Nick's home state? A) Florida. B) Minnesota. C) Wisconsin. D) North Dakota. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minnesota. 46. What are Jay Gatsby's motivations and goals in the novel? A) To win back Daisy Buchanan and pursue wealth and social status. B) To become a professional athlete. C) To seek revenge on his enemies. D) To travel the world and live a simple life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win back Daisy Buchanan and pursue wealth and social status. 47. "There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams-not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion." Define vitality. A) Empty. B) Laziness. C) No longer in force or use. D) An energetic style. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An energetic style. 48. What is the true reason Gatsby changes his name? A) He absolutely hates his given name. B) He wishes to reinvent himself and not follow his parent's path. C) He wanted to show everyone that he was independent. D) He thought a new name would give him a higher social status. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wishes to reinvent himself and not follow his parent's path. 49. Where is Nick at the beginning of the film? A) At a sanatarium. B) In New York City. C) In East Egg, enjoying lunch. D) In Paris, living as an ex-pat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At a sanatarium. 50. WHY does Gatsby marry? A) For love. B) For status/financial security. C) Because she was threatened. D) She did not marry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For status/financial security. 51. Scot Fitzgerald published his first Novel in what state ..... ? A) New Jersey. B) New York. C) Nebraska. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York. 52. What is the synonym of the word 'wistful'? A) Melancholy. B) Thoughtful. C) Joyful. D) Hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melancholy. 53. "'I keep it always full of interesting people, night and day. People who do interesting things. Celebrated people" ' (Fitzgerald 96). Who says this? A) Tom. B) Daisy. C) Nick. D) Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gatsby. 54. Since John is an African American, he joined the Black Student Union in college to show ..... for his race. A) Ravages. B) Deplorable. C) Complacent. D) Solidarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solidarity. 55. What is an antonym for profound? A) Deep. B) Weighty. C) Lost. D) Shallow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shallow. 56. George Wilson believes that the man in the yellow car was the same man who ..... A) Tried to sell him a car last year. B) Stopped to get gas at his station. C) Was having an affair with Myrtle. D) Wanted to take Myrtle out West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was having an affair with Myrtle. 57. Where does Jay Gatsby tell Nick he is from in Ch 4? A) The Middle West (specifically San Francisco). B) North Dakota. C) West Egg. D) New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Middle West (specifically San Francisco). 58. "His right hand suddenly ordered divine retribution to stand by." Define retribution A) Lacking definite form or limits. B) Held back an emotion. C) A justly deserved penalty. D) Marked by precise accordance with details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A justly deserved penalty. 59. He was an "Oxford man." A) Tom. B) Nick. C) George. D) Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gatsby. 60. Henry Gatz is Gatsby's: A) Uncle. B) Father. C) Cousin. D) Long lost son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Father. ← 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