The Great Gatsby Quizzes

1 When was The Great Gatsby published?

1923

1921

1922

1925
2 Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?

A wealthy man who gained his fortune from the gold rush

A poor man content in his existence until he suspects that his wife is having an affair

A notorious underworld figure involved in organized crime

Greek man and neighbor of Wilson who consoles him after Myrtle is killed
3 Who is Ewing Klipspringer?

A boarder who lives in Gatsby's house

A guest at Gatsby's parties who wrecks his car there

A longtime friend of Daisy

The brother of Myrtle Wilson who lives in New York City
4 Where did Nick Carraway attend school?

Harvard

Yale

Princeton

Columbia
5 Who narrarates the Great Gatsby?

Jay Gatsby

Nick Carraway

George Wilson

Tom Buchanan
6 Which of this things is NOT symbolized by the green light?

optimism

The American Dream

nature

money
7 Who is Dr. Eckleburg?

Tom Buchanan's spy and confidante

An eye doctor whose billboard overlooks the road to West Egg

Gatsby's doctor and professional associate

A guest at Gatsby's party
8 The road between West Egg and East Egg is

A literary allusion to the Waste Land, by T.S. Eliot

A literary allusion to the mythological River Styx

A "valley of ashes"

All of these
9 Myrtle Wilson is

Nick's girlfriend

The plumber's wife

Daisy's friend and a golf pro

Tom's lover
10 Why do Nick and Tom go to the "valley of ashes"?

Tom's car has a transmission problem

Tom and Nick are passing through, on the way to Gatsby's garden party

Tom wants Nick to meet his mistress

None of these
11 Who claims to be in the "artistic game"?

Mr. McKee

Tom

Mrs. McKee

Myrtle
12 Why does Tom break Myrtle's nose?

Tom tries to punch Nick and misses

She says Daisy's name

He finds out she's having an affair with another man

None of these
13 What reason does Myrtle give for having an affair?

"My husband, Tom, beats me. He broke my nose."

"Do what you can to be happy."

"The Jazz Age is a time of irresponsibility and gaiety."

"You can't live forever."
14 Jay Gatsby is a

Bootlegger

Long-time member of East Egg's elite

Murderer

German spy
15 Which of these details is true about Gatsby's past?

He received a degree from Oxford

He fought in the war

He's the son of wealthy people from the Midwest

All of these are false
16 Complete the analogy. Gatsby loves Daisy like...

Nick loves Jordan

Tom loves Daisy

Tom loves Myrtle

None of these
17 Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made from

egyptian gold

obsidian

elephant tusk

human molars
18 Why does Gatsby throw extravagant parties?

He hopes to make many friends.

He wants to live a lavish life.

He believes that Daisy may come to a party some night.

It diverts some attention away from his notorious crime-laden life.
19 Why does Nick think that Gatsby may be disappointed with Daisy?

She does not really love Gatsby anymore.

Daisy could not possibly live up to the dreams that Gatsby had about her.

She married Tom instead of marrying Gatbsy because Tom had more money.

She is unimpressed by the picture of Dan Cody and Gatsby on the yacht.
20 How does Gatsby dress for his first meeting with Daisy?

In gold and silver

In a striped suit

In a pure white tuxedo with a daisy in the lapel

Black slacks, white shirt and white jacket
21 When Gatsby and Daisy meet in Nick's home, Gatsby almost breaks Nick's

window

porcelain statuette

bust of Apollo

clock
22 Which of these is a reminder of the issues of money and class in the novel?

The song that Klipspringer plays on the piano

Daisy's little girl

Nick's favorite color

Tom's need for an affair
23 When did James Gatz change his name to Gatsby?

age 24

age 15

age 27

age 17
24 How is the true story of Gatsby's life revealed?

Daisy pressures him into confiding it to Nick. She needs advice about Gatsby and wants Nick to know the whole story.

Gatsby breaks down when he sees Daisy. She asks him point-blank to explain his situation to Tom and he does.

A reporter comes to Gatsby's home and interviews him. Thereafter, the rumors about Gatsby's past are compared by the narrator to the true events of Gatsby's life.

Nick finds papers in Gatsby's study, then asks Gatsby to explain. At first, Gatsby is angry about the accusation of being a liar, but then confides all.
25 Who changed Gatsby's life forever, inspiring him to become rich and powerful?

Nick

Meyer Wolfsheim

Dan Cody

Daisy

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