This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 48 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leavesgrowing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I hadthat familiar conviction that life was beginning over again withthe summer. A) Pessimism. B) Optimism. C) Cynicism. D) Contempt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optimism. 2. What is Gatsby's ultimate downfall in Chapter 8? A) His lavish parties. B) His illegal activities. C) His lack of wealth. D) His pursuit of Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His illegal activities. 3. What proliferates in the valley of ashes? A) Flowers. B) Ashes. C) Grass. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashes. 4. What is Jordan Baker's occupation? A) Softball pitcher. B) Secretary. C) Philanthropist. D) Golfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Golfer. 5. Gatsby claims he went to ..... A) Yale. B) Oxford. C) Harvard. D) Our Lady. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxford. 6. When Myrtle was introduced on page 25, why is she described as "a thickish figure of a woman (who) blocked out the light from the office door" ? A) Because she's not considered to be very attractive. B) To symbolize that she's a good person by incorporating light. C) To symbolize her being bad or evil because she blocks the light. D) So the reader understands just how "thick" she is because of the light she's blocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To symbolize her being bad or evil because she blocks the light. 7. Why does Daisy cry when Jay Gatsby gives her a tour of his house? A) She missed Jay Gatsby. B) She said she had never seen such beautiful shirts. C) She wanted to go home to Tom. D) She still loves Jay Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said she had never seen such beautiful shirts. 8. Why did Gatsby have huge parties that he rarely attended? A) To keep people drunk. B) To keep people happy. C) Hoping Daisy would come to one. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hoping Daisy would come to one. 9. What does Tom urge the narrator to do upon their arrival at the ash-heaps? A) Take photographs. B) Introduce him to his mistress. C) Purchase something. D) Depart immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduce him to his mistress. 10. Who attended Gatsby's funeral? A) Daisy. B) Tom. C) Nick. D) Nobody. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nick. 11. The Valley of ashes is a farm, a garden, a dumping ground A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. What is Gatsby doing at the very end of the chapter? A) Developing a plan to run away to escape the consequences of the car crash. B) Crying on his dock because he realizes that he lost Daisy forever. C) Standing outside the Buchanan house hold to make sure Daisy is OK. D) Talking to Wolfsheim in the hopes he can hire a hitman for Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Standing outside the Buchanan house hold to make sure Daisy is OK. 13. What was the character "Owl Eyes" at Gatsby's party fascinated by? A) Drinks. B) Books. C) Guests. D) Artwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books. 14. What does Nick conclude about the Buchanans? A) He thinks they are spoiled and destructive. B) He thinks deep down they are sweet people. C) He pities them because they lead empty lives. D) He envies their position and wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thinks they are spoiled and destructive. 15. An allusive remark or hint A) Insinuating. B) Epigram. C) Perpetual. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insinuating. 16. Who is described as having: " ..... an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her were continually smoldering ..... " A) Daisy. B) Jordan. C) Myrtle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myrtle. 17. Done with strong feelings or great force A) Cynical. B) Contemptuous. C) Poignant. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehemently. 18. Who said it?"I haven't heard a word!" A) Jordan. B) Tom. C) Nick. D) Nick's father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jordan. 19. What was the significance of the car crash that happened after Gatsby's party as it applies to theme? A) Responsibility. B) Escapism. C) Consequences. D) Danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consequences. 20. Which type of characterization tells a reader a character's traits? A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. ← 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