This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What significant event occurs at Gatsby's mansion in Chapter 5? A) A grand party is thrown for Daisy. B) Gatsby and Daisy reunite for the first time in years. C) Tom Buchanan confronts Gatsby about his past. D) Gatsby announces his intention to run for political office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gatsby and Daisy reunite for the first time in years. 2. True or False?:Gatsby had tried running toward his dream, not realizing it was behind him. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. Nick boasts of being tolerant and A) Smart. B) Generous. C) Romantic. D) Honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honest. 4. Who is Jordan Baker A) A professional golfer and friend of Daisy's. B) A woman Nick is in love with and is surprised to see. C) Tom Buchanan's sister. D) The woman Tom Buchanan may be having an affair with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A professional golfer and friend of Daisy's. 5. It can be argued that this "desire to achieve" is both universal and ..... A) Respondent. B) Timeless. C) Timeful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Timeless. 6. An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast A) Wan. B) Juxtaposition. C) Septic. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 7. What shocking revelation does Tom make during the confrontation in the hotel room? A) Nick's true identity. B) Tom's affair with Myrtle Wilson. C) Daisy's involvement with Gatsby. D) Gatsby's criminal activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom's affair with Myrtle Wilson. 8. The third chapter ends with Nick describing himself as one of the few honest man he knows. The author is probably making this idea clear to ..... A) To create a division between Nick and Jordan. B) To clarify the normalcy of dishonesty during this time frame. C) To suggest his affects on his dubious friends. D) To suggest his reliability as a narrator and person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To suggest his reliability as a narrator and person. 9. What word means to wait or postpone something for later? A) Defer. B) Obscure. C) Proprietor. D) Perceptible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defer. 10. What is the movie "The Great gatsby" an adaptation of? A) From a comic. B) Of a show. C) From a documentary. D) Of a novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of a novel. 11. Which element of characterization is most significant in building suspense in the novel? A) Characters' dialogue. B) Characters' relationships. C) Characters' physical descriptions. D) Characters' internal conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characters' internal conflicts. 12. Gatsby stopped the parties for? A) He was busy with the gangster's. B) He don't have enough money. C) He was meeting Daisy secretly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was meeting Daisy secretly. 13. How did Daisy originally know Gatsby? A) He was her next door neighbor. B) She had never met him before. C) He was a friend of Daisy's childhood boyfriend. D) He was a lieutenant from Camp Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was a lieutenant from Camp Taylor. 14. What is the opposite of the word 'tangible'? A) Physical. B) Intangible. C) Real. D) Concrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intangible. 15. Can money make the American Dream happen? A) The Corruption of the American Dream. B) Hope. C) Paradox. D) Possessiveness and Jealousy. E) Reality vs Illusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Reality vs Illusion. 16. What does it mean to "Pander" ? A) To gratify or indulge. B) To be eager or quick to argue or fight. C) To evade or escape from. D) To be stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To gratify or indulge. 17. According to Catherine, why doesn't Tom divorce Daisy? A) Because Daisy's Catholic. B) Because she had a prenuptial agreement and would get his fortune. C) Because Tom secretly wants two wives. D) Because Myrtle is Catholic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Daisy's Catholic. 18. What are the "eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg" ? A) Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind. B) A group of security guards who monitor the doctor's home and offices. C) An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes. 19. Why is the day important to Nick? A) It is his 30th birthday. B) He needs to pay rent. C) It is Jordan's birthday. D) He left the oven on. E) It is his and Jordan's anniversary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is his 30th birthday. 20. In what ways does Jay Gatsby symbolize the American Dream? A) He represents the belief that anyone can achieve success and happiness through hard work and determination. B) He embodies the belief that hard work and determination are not necessary for achieving success. C) He represents the idea that success is only attainable through luck and deceit. D) He symbolizes laziness and lack of ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He represents the belief that anyone can achieve success and happiness through hard work and determination. 21. In the last paragraph on pg. 70, why did the author choose to use the word "gonnegtion?" A) To show how sophisticated Mr. Wolfsheim is and to reinforce his proper upbringing. B) To show how Mr. Wolfsheim is not formally educated and how he once again mispronounced a word. C) To give Nick another reason to correct him, so Nick could show his proper upbringing. D) To show how Gatsby chose the most upstanding people to associate with on a daily basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show how Mr. Wolfsheim is not formally educated and how he once again mispronounced a word. 22. What rumor had Tom and Daisy heard about Nick? A) He is engaged. B) He has an illegitimate child. C) He plans to reenlist. D) He was in trouble with the law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is engaged. 23. What favor does Gatsby ask of Nick? A) Introduce him to Myrtle Wilson. B) Invite Daisy over to his cottage for tea. C) Contact a friend of his from the middle west. D) Make an investment on Wall Street for a friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invite Daisy over to his cottage for tea. 24. The narrator's comment of, "No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart." suggests a theme of- A) The heart burns with disappointment. B) If someone is lonely, all they have to do is think of who their heart wants them to be with. C) When someone's heart is set on a desire, nothing can change it. D) The rewards of guarding your heart pays off in the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When someone's heart is set on a desire, nothing can change it. 25. The interior was unprosperous and bare; the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 26. Meyer Wolfsheim is a gangster. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. To find out or learn from certainty A) Ascertain. B) Discreet. C) Sporadic. D) Corroborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ascertain. 28. While Myrtle sees herself as someone who is refined and cultured, in reality she is loud and ..... Her tastelessness is probably best displayed by the vulgar comment she makes concerning her husband, George. A) Tantalizing. B) Vacuous. C) Poignant. D) Gaudy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gaudy. 29. What symbolizes the moral decay of society in "The Great Gatsby" ? A) The green light. B) The Valley of Ashes. C) Gatsby's parties. D) The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Valley of Ashes. 30. To conclude or make a guess A) Formidable. B) Surmise. C) Inquest. D) Whim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surmise. 31. What does the reader learn about Gatsby via Mr. Wolfsheim? A) Gatsby has many friends, and people consider him intellient and honest. B) Gatsby was involved in a shooting at the Metropole some years ago. C) Gatsby may be engaging in illegal business with Mr. Wolfsheim. D) Gatsby has borrowed money to fund his parties at West Egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gatsby may be engaging in illegal business with Mr. Wolfsheim. 32. T or F:Doctor T. J. Eckleburg is a bygone optometrist whose name appears on a fading advertisement overlooking the valley of the ashes. This valley is a small coal community between NY and East + West Egg. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. Jay Gatsby was employed by Dan for five years. What happened to cause an end to the employment? A) Dan had no need for him anymore. B) Gatsby was sick of being on the boat and left. C) Dan died a week after his mistress came on the boat. D) Dan married his mistress, Ella Kaye, and they moved away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dan died a week after his mistress came on the boat. 34. True or False:Daisy Buchanan is a relative of Nick's. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. What is the significance of Gatsby's shirts in Chapter 5? A) They are a gift from Daisy. B) They represent his extravagant taste in fashion. C) They belonged to his deceased father. D) They symbolize his newfound wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They symbolize his newfound wealth. 36. Where does Nick Carraway move to in Chapter 1? A) Midwest. B) East Egg. C) New York City. D) West Egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Egg. 37. Which of the following is NOT a rumor about Gatsby? A) He fought in the WWI. B) He was a German spy. C) He killed a man. D) He went to Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He fought in the WWI. 38. How does Nick meet Gatsby? A) Gatsby greets all of his guests in a receiving line. B) They met when Nick wandered into the library where Gatsby was reading. C) Jordan Baker introduced them. D) Nick asks a man he is talking to where Gatsby is and discovers that he is talking to Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nick asks a man he is talking to where Gatsby is and discovers that he is talking to Gatsby. 39. When was The Great Gatsby published? A) 1930. B) 1950. C) 1925. D) 1940. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1925. 40. Who is going to tell Nick about Gatsby's story? A) Jordan Baker. B) Mr. Wolfsheim. C) Daisy Buchanan. D) Tom Buchanan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jordan Baker. 41. Who says the following: "[Gatsby's smile] believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey." A) Wilson. B) Nick. C) Tom. D) Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nick. 42. All of Myrtle's actions are best described by which literary device? A) Imagery. B) Connotation. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 43. What is the famous billboard in the Valley of Ashes advertising? A) A luxury car. B) A clothing brand. C) An optometrist. D) A gambling casino. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An optometrist. 44. During what season do Gatsby's lavish parties take place? A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Fall. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer. 45. What does the following statement reveal about Daisy?"Then she added irrelevantly:'' 'You ought to see the baby.' '' 'She's asleep. She's three years old.' '' A) She knows that mothers always consider their babies children. B) She was trying to show-off for Nick. C) She desired to have another baby and this was her subconscious speaking. D) She was out of touch with reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was out of touch with reality. 46. Find the country of the novel. A) French. B) England. C) USA. D) Northern island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 47. What effect does the structure of the novel have on the development of suspense? A) Non-linear storytelling can enhance suspense. B) Flashbacks disrupt the flow of suspense in the story. C) The structure of the novel has no impact on suspense. D) A linear structure inhibits the build-up of suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-linear storytelling can enhance suspense. 48. What does Tom want to discuss at dinner? A) Gatsby. B) Nick's writing career. C) The rise of non-white races. D) The weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rise of non-white races. 49. The West Egg is associated with ..... A) New Money. B) Old Money. C) The Easter rabbit. D) Long Island Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Money. 50. What qualities define Tom? A) Violent, disloyal, manipulative. B) Rude, optimistic, ambitious. C) Arrogant, brilliant, wealthy. D) Ambitious, grateful, rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Violent, disloyal, manipulative. 51. Where did Daisy live? A) East Egg. B) Manhattan. C) Valley of Ashes. D) West Egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) East Egg. 52. What's the difference between West Egg and East Egg? A) Young vs. Old. B) There is no difference. C) Wealth vs. Poverty. D) Old Money vs. New Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old Money vs. New Money. 53. Despite the evidence presented, she remained obstinate in her beliefs. What does the word 'obstinate' mean? A) Very upset or worried about something. B) When someone or something interrupts or invades. C) Refusing to change your mind or behavior. D) A state of disorder or confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refusing to change your mind or behavior. 54. What does Gatsby want Daisy to admit? A) That she never loved Tom. B) That she only married Tom for convenience. C) That she is going to leave Tom for him. D) That she loves his parties and is glad he throws them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she never loved Tom. 55. When did Nick and Gatsby first speak to one another? A) Mowing the lawn. B) In a fight. C) At a party. D) At the airport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At a party. 56. The girl practiced for soccer everyday after school. Her commitment to the sport is ..... A) Until now. B) Disheveled. C) Laudable. D) Cordial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laudable. 57. An expression of disagreement A) Ravenously. B) Expostulation. C) Provincial. D) Commensurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expostulation. 58. Which one of these does not represent Gatsby's wealth A) Wild parties. B) Spending on flashy, extravagant things. C) Made in the post-war period. D) Old, family money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old, family money. 59. Gatsby attempts to create a backstory of his wealth that is ..... ; however, gaps in details (such as being from the "middle West ..... San Francisco") make it difficult for those who really want to dig into his past to believe him. A) Laudable. B) Ineffable. C) Portentous. D) Meretricious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meretricious. 60. "He was now decently clothed in a "sport shirt" open at the neck, sneakers and duck trousers of a nebulous hue."Define nebulous. A) An energetic style. B) No longer in force or use; inactive. C) A justly deserved penalty. D) Lacking definite form or limits. 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