This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 56 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is George Wilson described? A) As a red-haired, dull-looking man, pale and almost handsome. B) As a brunette, lively man, dark skin and very handsome. C) As a brunette, lively man, pale and very handsome. D) As a fair-haired, dull-looking man, pale and almost handsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a fair-haired, dull-looking man, pale and almost handsome. 2. What does George Wilson believe about the owner of the car that killed Myrtle? A) He believes it was Tom Buchanan's car. B) He thinks it was Gatsby's car. C) He suspects it was Nick Carraway's car. D) He is unsure about the car's owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thinks it was Gatsby's car. 3. What type of enterprise is operated by George B. Wilson? A) A hotel. B) A bar. C) A garage. D) A restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A garage. 4. Gatsby's library symbolizes A) Gatsby's attempt to fit in-the man himself. B) One cannot turn back time. C) Shady character. D) The disintegration of a relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gatsby's attempt to fit in-the man himself. 5. Where does Tom take Nick and Myrtle for a party? A) West Egg. B) East Egg. C) Valley of Ashes. D) Morningside Heights . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Morningside Heights . 6. Which character represents the corrupting influence of wealth and power? A) Nick Carraway. B) Jay Gatsby. C) Tom Buchanan. D) Daisy Buchanan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom Buchanan. 7. How is Gatsby introduced into the novel? A) He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight. B) Nick meets him at a party. C) Everyone talks about him at the party, but no one sees him. Later Nick sees him with Daisy. D) Jordan tells Daisy about Tom's affair, and Daisy meets Gatsby to begin an affair of her own to get even with Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight. 8. Who recognizes Gatsby's name when Jordan asks Nick about him? A) Daisy. B) Nick. C) Tom. D) Fitzgerald. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daisy. 9. Paying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette; attentive to detail A) Sleepwalking. B) Punctilious. C) Fluctuate. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punctilious. 10. Which statement best describes Daisy A) Kind, elegant, loving. B) Rich, shallow, selfish. C) Poor, angry, smart. D) Funny, energetic, sporty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rich, shallow, selfish. 11. Is Tom Buchanan cheating on his wife? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. What word means exactly what is being said? A) Literally. B) Perceive. C) Bound. D) Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literally. 13. Tom's degrading treatment of Myrtle reveals the cruel side of his privileged upbringing. His "loyalty" to Daisy also reveals his hypocrisy:he's cheating on her but appreciates that she is in his social statosphere. What theme is represented here? A) The Jazz Age. B) Class (old money, new money, no money). C) The American Dream. D) Past and Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Class (old money, new money, no money). 14. She studied economics in college and now works as a financial analyst. What does the word 'economics' mean? A) To feel very happy and proud. B) The study of money and resources. C) To make or cause to become. D) Refusing to change your mind or behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of money and resources. 15. When Gatsby successfully refutes Tom's questioning that he "is an Oxford man, " Nick find's Gatsby's rebuttal ..... and says that he wanted to "slap him on the back" (Fitzgerald 129). A) Ineffable. B) Meretricious. C) Laudable. D) Portentious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laudable. 16. How does Gatsby's love for Daisy drive his actions in Chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby? A) Gatsby desperately tries to win Daisy back and convince her to leave her husband. B) Gatsby decides to give up on his love for Daisy and moves away. C) Gatsby becomes indifferent towards Daisy and starts pursuing other women. D) Gatsby completely ignores Daisy and focuses on his business ventures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gatsby desperately tries to win Daisy back and convince her to leave her husband. 17. Which vocabulary term matches the following definition:(v.) To find out or learn with certainty A) Ascertain. B) Feign. C) Corroborate. D) Discreet. E) Sporadic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ascertain. 18. Who is Nick Carraway's cousin? A) Jay Gatsby. B) Daisy Buchanan. C) Tom Buchanan. D) Jordan Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daisy Buchanan. 19. What can the reader infer about Gatsby's characteristics? A) He chose to be open and would contemplate life whenever he could. B) He always bemoaned and found an excuse for not being forthcoming. C) He was such an honest man that everyone considered him as a hero. D) He was blinded by his own dream which caused him not to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was such an honest man that everyone considered him as a hero. 20. Feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled A) Perturbed. B) Cordial. C) Malevolence. D) Affront. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perturbed. ← 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