This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 50 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Gatsby want to do before Daisy arrives? A) He wants to get a new hair cut. B) He wants to get Nick's grass cut. C) He wants to repaint Nick's cottage. D) He wants to find his old uniform, to remind Daisy of the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants to get Nick's grass cut. 2. What is ironic about Gatsby's success in The Great Gatsby? A) He has everything that the American Dream promises, and he still isn't happy. B) Despite all his wealth, he still can't afford to travel to Europe or Asia. C) Unlike others in West Egg, he started out as the poor son of unsuccessful farmers. D) He uses his wealth to throw elaborate parties that make him locally famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has everything that the American Dream promises, and he still isn't happy. 3. Where is the valley of ashes? A) Between West Egg and New York City. B) Between East Egg and West Egg. C) Between Death Valley and the Salinas Valley. D) Between Greenwich Village and Hell's Kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between West Egg and New York City. 4. When Nick sees Gatsby at the end of the chapter, what is Gatsby doing? A) Reaching out to a green light. B) Having a drink on the patio. C) Getting his boat ready. D) Walking into his house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reaching out to a green light. 5. Who does Nick spend most of his time with at Gatsby's party? A) Daisy. B) Tom. C) Jordan. D) Lucille. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jordan. 6. What would be the best two colors to symbolize Myrtle? A) Red (danger, blood, passion) and Black (deception, death). B) Blue (hopefulness, strength) and Orange (friendliness, happiness). C) Yellow (cheerfulness, caution) and Green (money, nature). D) Purple (royalty, power) and Pink (softness, compassion). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red (danger, blood, passion) and Black (deception, death). 7. What is the overall message of the novel? A) The past should be cherished. B) The American Dream is attainable. C) The pursuit of the American Dream is futile. D) Wealth and power lead to happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pursuit of the American Dream is futile. 8. Who is Thomas Parke D'Invilliers A) Gatsby's actual name. B) Fitzgerald's pen name. C) The narrator of the story. D) A wealthy Wall Street tycoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fitzgerald's pen name. 9. Appearance or illusion of something A) Facade. B) Reproach. C) Insignia. D) Desolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facade. 10. The ..... scent of vinegar from the cleaning solution assaulted my nostrils when I entered the kitchen. A) Obstinate. B) Supercilious. C) Vitality. D) Deranged. E) Pungent. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Pungent. 11. Which statement best characterizes Tom's feelings toward Gatsby's death? A) He blames himself. B) He thinks it was unfortunate but inevitable. C) He thinks Gatsby deserved it. D) He wishes he would have been the one to die. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He thinks Gatsby deserved it. 12. Which word does NOT describe Jay Gatsby? A) Restless. B) Sensitive. C) Hopeful. D) Confident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restless. 13. At the Buchanan mansion, Daisy goes on ..... about what the group should do on the hottest day of the year. She wants to "go to town, " she wants to "smoke, " she wants to "see a movie" (Fitzgerald 118, 121). She seems to continue to speak without really making a point. A) Indiscernibly. B) Garrulously. C) Redolently. D) Ladenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Garrulously. 14. What is Daisy Buchanan's relationship with Jay Gatsby? A) Siblings. B) Former lovers. C) Neighbors. D) Business partners. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Former lovers. 15. The lawn started at the beach and ran toward thefront door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials andbrick walks and burning gardens-finally when it reached thehouse drifting up the side in bright vines as though from themomentum of its run. A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Tricolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 16. Who does blame Gatsby for Myrtle's death? A) Nick. B) Daisy. C) Tom. D) Myrtle's husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom. 17. What is the most effective transition to add to the second sentence?My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn. (Pg. 86) I couldn't muster up a single commonplace out of the thousand in my head. (Pg. 86-87) A) Fortunately. B) In contrast. C) Moreover. D) Unfortunately. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unfortunately. 18. What is the nature of Daisy and Tom Buchanan's relationship? A) Strained and dissatisfied. B) Passionate and intense. C) Indifferent and apathetic. D) Loving and supportive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strained and dissatisfied. 19. Describe Jay Gatsby's personality and traits. A) Lazy, unambitious, and forgetful. B) Content, satisfied, and forward-thinking. C) Rude, arrogant, and unattractive. D) Ambitious, charming, and obsessed with the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ambitious, charming, and obsessed with the past. 20. There is something different about Nick's presence at the party. What is it? A) He didn't get an invitation. B) Gatsby asks for him personally. C) Nothing, everyone got there the same way. D) He received an invitation. 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