Great Gatsby - Chapter One

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1.

How does the narrator describe Gatsby?
- A.
  
  Gatsby was self-assured and showed boundless enthusiasm about most topics
- B.
  
  Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered
- C.
  
  Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope, and romantic readiness
- D.
  
  Gatsby was brilliant, although somewhat smug and self-centered
2.

From where did the narrator come and why?
- A.
  
  From France to establish a vineyard in New York
- B.
  
  From the south to become an actor in Broadway
- C.
  
  From the Midwest to study the bond business
- D.
  
  From the northwest to be a fashion designer
3.

Desbribe the narrator's house.
- A.
  
  It is one of the largest on the island, made of brick and surrounded by gardens
- B.
  
  It is a renovated carriage house on the grounds of one of the mansions
- C.
  
  It is a weatherbeaten bungalow squeezed between the mansions
- D.
  
  It is roomy, but not too large for one person, with gazebo and boathhouse
4.

Describe the Buchanan's house.
- A.
  
  It is formal and traditional colonial Georgian mansion
- B.
  
  It is low and modernistic, designed to blend in with the scenery
- C.
  
  It is palatial, although is state of disrepair
- D.
  
  It is a replica of a Spanish hacienda, with the central garden and fountains
5.

How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
- A.
  
  Nick and Tom served on the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
- B.
  
  Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
- C.
  
  He met through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
- D.
  
  Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
6.

Describe Tom. What is our impression of him in Chapter 1?
- A.
  
  He is short and fat and jolly
- B.
  
  He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.
- C.
  
  He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.
- D.
  
  He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.
7.

What kind of person is Daisy?
- A.
  
  Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
- B.
  
  Daisy is an intellectual.
- C.
  
  Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
- D.
  
  Daisy is just plain mean.
8.

What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?
- A.
  
  Tom is terminally ill.
- B.
  
  Tom is in trouble with the police.
- C.
  
  Tom has a woman in the city.
- D.
  
  Tom is connected with criminals.
9.

When asked about her daughter, what does Daisy say?
- A.
  
  "She acts just like her father!"
- B.
  
  "Isn't she a little darling?"
- C.
  
  "I suppose she talks--and eats, and everything."
- D.
  
  "I wish I had never had her."
10.

How is Gatsby introduced into the novel?
- A.
  
  Nick meets him at a party.
- B.
  
  He is mentioned in a conversation between Nick and Jordan. Later Nick sees him on the lawn in the moonlight.
- 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.
11.

Do you like the book so far?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  Somewhat
- C.
  
  No