This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which character best fits this description:Myrtle's sister A) Jordan. B) Tom. C) Daisy. D) Myrtle. E) Catherine. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Catherine. 2. Where does Nick live in the summer of 1922? A) Long Island's West Egg. B) Long Island's East Egg. C) Manhattan. D) Minneapolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long Island's West Egg. 3. Tom told Myrtle that he couldn't get a divorce because A) Daisy was the love of her life. B) Daisy was French and was truly a romantic. C) Daisy was Catholic and didn't believe in divorce. D) She was not from his social class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daisy was Catholic and didn't believe in divorce. 4. Daisy asks Nick if he is in love with her. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Why did Gatsby buy his particular house? A) It's right across the bay from Daisy. B) He liked the beach. C) He prefers the people of West Egg over East Egg. D) He finds the location easier for business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's right across the bay from Daisy. 6. Wishing evil on others A) Malevolence. B) Ambiguously. C) Epigram. D) Supercilious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malevolence. 7. How does Gatsby get Nick to come to his house? A) Sending him an invitation. B) Inviting him in person. C) Getting Jordan to lure him over to a party. D) Leaving clues to his identity in Nick's driveway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sending him an invitation. 8. In what way has Gatsby achieved the American Dream? A) He is wildly popular. B) He has retired from work. C) He is extremely wealthy. D) He donates to charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is extremely wealthy. 9. What is one subtopic discussed in Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby? A) Daisy's relationship with Tom. B) Nick's narration style. C) The Valley of Ashes. D) Gatsby's parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gatsby's parties. 10. Which of the following statements best describe Myrtle? A) She is sultry and sophisticated. B) She is meek and mousy. C) She is quiet and thoughtful. D) She is sensuous and desperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is sensuous and desperate. 11. If there is one ..... rule for success in AMS, it is to check your calendar each day. A) Desolate. B) Apathetic. C) Cardinal. D) Elusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardinal. 12. Which word does NOT describe Nick Carraway? A) Vulnerable. B) Reserved. C) Confident. D) Restless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confident. 13. What event prompts Gatsby to dismiss his servants and replace them with connections from Meyer Wolfsheim's organization? A) Gatsby's birthday party. B) Tom Buchanan's visit. C) Daisy's arrival at Gatsby's mansion. D) The heatwave in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daisy's arrival at Gatsby's mansion. 14. In Chapter 5, what makes Daisy cry? A) Her green light, visible from Gatsby's house. B) Gatsby's newspaper clippings of her. C) Gatsby's collection of fine shirts. D) The flowers Gatsby has arranged for her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gatsby's collection of fine shirts. 15. How does Nick feel about the other partygoers? A) He is enchanted by them. B) He finds them repulsive yet fascinating. C) He thinks they are sophisticated and exotic. D) He wishes they were his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He finds them repulsive yet fascinating. 16. "Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can" A) Gatsby. B) Tom. C) George Wilson. D) Meyer Wolfsheim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gatsby. 17. When Jordan Baker and Nick look for Gatsby, they find a man in the library who ..... ? A) Is Gatsby. B) Is fast asleep. C) Discovers the books are real. D) Discovers the books are fake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discovers the books are real. 18. Who runs over Myrtle? A) Gatsby. B) Daisy. C) Tom. D) Gatsby's chauffeur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daisy. 19. Which scene does NOT show Tom's aggressive behavior? A) Daisy's knuckles. B) Myrtle's nose. C) The Airedale puppy. D) Meeting Mr. Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meeting Mr. Wilson. 20. A polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic A) Euphemism. B) Oxymoron. C) Paradox. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. Next →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe 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 8The Great Gatsby Quiz 9The Great Gatsby Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books