This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > The Great Gatsby – Quiz 74 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Great Gatsby Quiz 74 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where was Gatsby when he dies? A) In the bed. B) In the pool. C) In the kitchen. D) In the bathroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the pool. 2. Which type of characterization shows readers a trait? A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect. 3. Identify Myrtle and George Wilson. A) Myrtle is Tom's cousin. George is her son. B) George is Tom's business partner. Myrtle is his wife. C) Myrtle is Tom's mistress. George is her husband. D) They are the caretakers on Tom's estate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myrtle is Tom's mistress. George is her husband. 4. The best definition of the word portentous is ..... A) Savage; fierce. B) Ominous; threatening. C) Talkative. D) Equal; proportionate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ominous; threatening. 5. Because Daisy can be appear to show a lack of thought or intelligence and sometimes make empty, mindless statements, others might describe her as ..... A) Vacuous (adj). B) Glad (v). C) Languid (adj). D) Cynical (adj). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vacuous (adj). 6. What era is this novel set in? A) 1920s. B) 2020s. C) 1600s. D) 2150s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1920s. 7. How did Tom and Myrtle meet? A) At a bar. B) At Wilson's garage. C) On a train. D) At a party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On a train. 8. Which of the following can describe Myrtle Wilson? A) She is "stout" and "thickish, " but carries her weight "sensuously.". B) She is open about her relationship with Tom in front of her husband. C) She is thin and "waif-like, " often laughing "an absurd, charming little laugh.". D) She is beautiful but has a "bored haughty face.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is "stout" and "thickish, " but carries her weight "sensuously.". 9. A feeling of anxiety ..... the office as we rushed to meet the deadline. A) Surmised. B) Permeated. C) Eluded. D) Implored. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permeated. 10. An artificial manner of speech or behavior, intended to impress others A) Feign. B) Affectation. C) Subterfuge. D) Insolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affectation. 11. The description of how Gatsby's "tanned skin was drawn unusually tight on his face" (lines 21-22) mainly serves to A) Highlight Nick's powers of observation. B) Explain his happiness about Daisy's presence. C) Show how quickly he has aged. D) Illustrate his high level of stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illustrate his high level of stress. 12. Who is Tom Buchanan cheating on his wife Daisy with? Who is his mistress? A) Jordan Baker. B) Myrtle Wilson. C) George Wilson. D) Nick Carraway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myrtle Wilson. 13. The word "Sullen" describes someone who is: A) Mad; insane. B) Bad-tempered and sulky. C) Noisy, energetic, and cheerful. D) Having or showing no moral principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad-tempered and sulky. 14. What does Gatsby break when he is in Nick's house? A) A glass. B) A clock. C) A picture frame. D) A flower vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A clock. 15. The purpose of the paragraph beginning "His heart beat faster and faster ..... " (lines 82-90) is to A) Illustrate a pivotal moment in the Gatsby's life. B) Force the reader to sympathize with Gatsby's struggle. C) Explain the choices Daisy made after Gatsby left. D) Show the reader a dream that Gatsby has about Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illustrate a pivotal moment in the Gatsby's life. 16. East Egg and West Egg are very similar. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Why is Jordan Baker in the Buchanan house? A) She is Daisy's friend from Louisville. B) She is Tom's mistress. C) She is the interior decorator. D) She dropped off their dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is Daisy's friend from Louisville. 18. What does Gatsby's collection of English shirts symbolize? A) His desire for a luxurious lifestyle and pursuit of materialism. B) His success in business and evidence of his wealth. C) His love and devotion to Daisy. D) His obsession with money and possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His desire for a luxurious lifestyle and pursuit of materialism. 19. In what way does Gatsby represent the dark side of the American Dream? A) He started out in life poor. B) He gained his success illegally. C) He is virtually unknown. D) He has retired from work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He gained his success illegally. 20. The practical thing was to find rooms in the city, but it was awarm season, and I had just left a country of wide lawns andfriendly trees, A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9The Great Gatsby Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books