The Great Gatsby - Chapters 1 - 3
Questions and Answers
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1.Compare and contrast East Egg and West Egg
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2.Who is T.J. Eckelberg? What is his significance to the novel?
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3.Who is the narrator of the novel?
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A.
Gatsby
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B.
Tom
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C.
Nick
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D.
George
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A.
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4.The narrator came from _______________
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A.
New York
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B.
England
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C.
The West
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D.
The MidWest
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A.
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5.The novel that Tom is reading in chapter one is about...
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A.
Equality
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B.
White supremacy
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C.
Total control of the government
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D.
Morals in high society
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A.
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6.What does Jordan do for a living?
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A.
Model
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B.
Pro skater
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C.
Golfer
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A.
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7.What does Daisy want her daughter to grow up to be?
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A.
A famous teacher
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B.
A world renown doctor
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C.
A rich housewife
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D.
A beautiful fool
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A.
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8.In chapter two where do Nick and Tom stop before going to New York?
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A.
A shack in the middle of the road
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B.
At a garage in the valley of the ashes
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C.
At a diner in west Egg
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D.
A pound where they pick up a dog
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A.
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9.Who does Tom want Nick to meet in the Valley of the Ashes?
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A.
Jay Gatsby
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B.
George Wilson
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C.
Myrtle Wilson
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D.
Catherine
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A.
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10.Where does Myrtle travel to avoid being seen?
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A.
In the cabin next to Tom
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B.
In a separate train an hour later
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C.
In a separate cabin
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D.
In a taxi
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A.
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11.“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone…just remember that all the peoplein this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.”
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A.
Tom
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B.
Nick
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C.
George
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D.
Gatsby
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A.
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12.“I’d like to get one of those police dogs; I don’t suppose you got that kind?”
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A.
Daisy
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B.
Jordan
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C.
Catherine
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D.
Myrtle
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A.
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13.“Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gavehim the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.”
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A.
Nick
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B.
George
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C.
Gatsby
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D.
Tom
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A.
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14.“He thinks she goes to see her sister in New York. He’s so dumb he doesn’t know he’s alive.”
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A.
Tom
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B.
Nick
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C.
George
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D.
Gatsby
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A.
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15.“I’ve heard it said that ______’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.” name whenever I want to!”
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A.
Daisy
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B.
Jordan
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C.
Catherine
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D.
Myrtle
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A.
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16.“‘It’s just a crazy old thing,’ she said. ‘I just slip it on sometimes when I don’t care what I look like.’”
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A.
Daisy
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B.
Jordan
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C.
Catherine
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D.
Myrtle
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A.
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17.“I hate careless people. That’s why I like you.”
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A.
Daisy
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B.
Jordan
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C.
Catherine
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D.
Myrtle
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A.
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18.“He reads deep books with long words in them.”
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A.
Tom
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B.
Nick
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C.
George
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D.
Gatsby
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A.
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19.“I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.”
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A.
Tom
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B.
Nick
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C.
George
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D.
Gatsby
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A.
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20.“He borrowed somebody’s best suit to get married in and never even told me about it, and the man came after it one day when he was out.”
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A.
Tom
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B.
Nick
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C.
George
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D.
Gatsby
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A.
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21.“…he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and as far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling.”
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A.
Tom
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B.
Nick
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C.
George
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D.
Gatsby
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A.
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22.“I’ll say her name whenever I want to!”
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A.
Daisy
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B.
Jordan
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C.
Catherine
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D.
Myrtle
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A.
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23.Nick finds our that he and Gatsby knew each other from...
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A.
The war
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B.
The stock market
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C.
The midwest
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D.
Nick's college years
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A.
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24.Gatsby does not attend his own party
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A.
True
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B.
False
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A.
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25.The man sitting in the library admiring the books, that had probably not been read yet was ____________
