This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Describe the Buchanan's house. A) It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion. B) It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery. C) It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with a central garden and fountains. D) D. It is palatial, although in a state of disrepair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion. 2. According to the speakers, what is pervasive in our time? A) Political engagement and social justice. B) Intellectual discourse and critical thinking. C) Celebrity culture and pseudo events. D) Environmental activism and sustainable living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Celebrity culture and pseudo events. 3. What is the reason "Jay Gatsby" created a new persona for himself at age 17? A) His parents were wealthy, and he wanted to be sure he lived up to their expectations. B) His parents were unsuccessful farm people, and he didn't want to be like that. C) He wanted to impress Daisy. D) He had a wealthy friend who he wanted to be like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His parents were unsuccessful farm people, and he didn't want to be like that. 4. The Valley of Ashes symbolize A) Gatsby's dream. B) God. C) Moral decay of the 1920s. D) Old money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moral decay of the 1920s. 5. Which vocab word has the following synonyms:spite, ill will, hatred A) Cordial. B) Malevolence. C) Affront. D) Perturbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malevolence. 6. Worried, concerned A) Untidy. B) Bonds. C) Anxious. D) Deceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anxious. 7. Where does Tom take Myrtle and Nick? A) To a hotel room he regularly rents for his affair. B) To an apartment he keeps for his affair. C) To a friend's house who he visits often to cover his affair. D) To a movie theater to enjoy a silent picture film. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To an apartment he keeps for his affair. 8. What does Mrs. Wilson get Tom to buy her while she is out with Tom and Nick? A) Lunch. B) A dog. C) A new dress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dog. 9. Contiguous A) Tending to argue; quarrelsome. B) Clamorous. C) Making compatible; reconciling. D) Having a common boundary or edge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a common boundary or edge. 10. Why did Gatsby move to West Egg? A) To hold convivial parties. B) To start a new life after the war. C) To begin work in the bond business. D) To live in the house across from Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To live in the house across from Daisy. 11. Where does Gatsby tell Nick about his past? A) On the porch of his mansion. B) On his dock. C) In his car. D) At lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In his car. 12. Tomorrow the teachers will ..... for their weekly staff meeting. A) Swathe. B) Render. C) Confound. D) Muster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muster. 13. How is Myrtle trying to build her status on the social class ladder? A) By using Tom's wealth to get what she wants. B) By buying expensive clothing and other things with Tom's money. C) By changing her behavior around Tom when dealing with other people. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Daisy's quote from chapter one is about her daughter and she hopes she is, " ..... " A) "a beautiful little girl". B) "a smart little girl". C) "a beautiful little doll". D) "a beautiful little fool". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "a beautiful little fool". 15. What does Jordan Baker do for a career? A) She's a socialite who does charity work. B) She's a professional golfer. C) She's a professional swimmer. D) She's married to a wealthy man, and just keeps house and has children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She's a professional golfer. 16. Adj:extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous A) Tumultuous. B) Harrowing. C) Alight(ed). D) Vicarious(ly). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harrowing. 17. Ambiguously A) Strongly passionate or emotion; often with anger. B) To fill up, seep into; to saturate. C) To make believe; pretend. D) So as to be open to doubt or uncertainty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So as to be open to doubt or uncertainty. 18. What does the clock ticking symbolize in Chapter 8? A) Gatsby's obsession with Daisy. B) The inevitability of change. C) The emptiness of the Jazz Age society. D) The passing of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The passing of time. 19. What is the atmosphere like at Gatsby's parties? A) The atmosphere at Gatsby's parties is tense and uncomfortable. B) The atmosphere at Gatsby's parties is boring and uneventful. C) The atmosphere at Gatsby's parties is lively, extravagant, and filled with music, dancing, and excessive indulgence. D) The atmosphere at Gatsby's parties is quiet and subdued. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The atmosphere at Gatsby's parties is lively, extravagant, and filled with music, dancing, and excessive indulgence. 20. Why does Gatsby stop throwing parties? A) He runs out of money. B) He is only interested in Daisy. C) He becomes paranoid. D) His neighbors complain about the noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is only interested in Daisy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres 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 8The Great Gatsby Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books