The Great Gatsby Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. How does Gatsby try to prove his authenticity to Nick in Chapter 4?
2. She was distraught after receiving the tragic news. What does the word 'distraught' mean?
3. Happening by accident
4. Gatsby and Nick go into business together.
5. Who owns the repair shop in the Valley of Ashes?
6. What literary technique does the author use to generate intrigue surrounding Gatsby's character?
7. Who is Nick's cousin?
8. What word means never stopping, always happening or repeating?
9. An inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
10. In chapter one, Fitzgerald explains that Daisy and Jordan had been lying around on the couch all day doing nothing. When they finally get up for dinner, he says that they move languidly. What does that mean?
11. Please make sure the water does not ..... through the material.
12. As a pre-wedding gift, Tom gives Daisy what piece of jewelry?
13. Who is the Narrator of The Great Gatsby?
14. What feeling does Nick describe towards Gatsby at the beginning of Chapter 4?
15. Tom Buchanan was "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterwards savors of anticlimax." What does this passage mean?
16. Define:sensuously"She was in the middle thirties, and faintly stout, but she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some women can."
17. Who is Catherine?
18. What did Tom gift Daisy?
19. Who is Tom's mistress?
20. Based on Fitzgerald's description that on Mondays "eight servants [and] an extra gardener toiled all day with mops and scrubbing brushes and hammers ..... reparing the ..... of the night before, " it is clear that Gatsby's guests had little respect for his property.
21. Where does the reunion between Gatsby and Daisy take place?
22. What theme in "The Great Gatsby" is represented by the green light at the end of Daisy's dock?
23. Choose the correct word to match the definition.(adj) acting or done quickly and without thought or care
24. Where did the narrator initially encounter Tom Buchanan's mistress?
25. What profession does Nick pursue in New York?
26. During dinner Tom gets a phone call from his mechanic.
27. How does Gatsby behave when he is finally reunited with Daisy in Chapter 5?
28. What is Dan Cody's relationship to Gatsby?
29. Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
30. What did Mrs. Wilson buy while she was out with Tom and Nick?
31. The old abandoned house was the only vestige of the once-thriving neighborhood. What does the word 'vestige' mean?
32. What word does Nick NOT use to describe Tom Buchanan?
33. Define:vitality"Her face ..... contained no facet or gleam of beauty, but there was an immediate perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smoldering."
34. Who said the following quote? "'It's a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella's a regular Belasco. It's a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too ..... didn't cut the pages."
35. What did Daisy hope when she heard she had a daughter?
36. What is the significance of Gatsby's extravagant parties in Chapter 4?
37. Which character is most skeptical about Gatsby's wealth and background in Chapter 4?
38. How does the theme of love play a role in Chapter 5?
39. Stealthy, subtle, cunning or treacherous
40. What happens to Myrtle?
41. Other than Nick and Henry, who comes to Gatsby's funeral?
42. What is Jay Gatsby's legal name?
43. Tom gave Daisy some pearls, worth ..... dollars.
44. What does Gatsby invite Nick to do with him?
45. Who is Gatsby in love with?
46. Where does Nick come from?
47. How long did Gatsby wait to meet Daisy?
48. What reasons does Gatsby give for Daisy's original decision to marry Tom?
49. What did Gatsby do in an attempt to stay up-to-date on Daisy?
50. Where does Myrtle Wilson live?
51. What does the green light represent for Gatsby?
52. Who is driving the car that hits and kills Myrtle Wilson?
53. Where do Tom and Daisy live?
54. What surprising action does Gatsby take at the beginning of Chapter 5?
55. Who lives in the valley of ashes?
56. True or False?:Nick was able to convince Tom and Daisy to come to Gatsby's funeral.
57. Why did Gatsby want to meet with Daisy at Nick's house?
58. What is the significance of Gatsby's mysterious past?
59. What nickname does Gatsby give to Nick?
60. Why is Nick at one of Gatsby's parties?