Monday, January 30, 2017

The Great Gatsby- Ch.1 Quiz


1. In what city/state does the story take place?
            a.  Long Island, New York                    

2. Who is the narrator?
          d. Nick Carraway

3. The two areas in which the characters live are
              c. East Egg & West Egg

4. The following set of adjectives BEST describes Tom Buchanan’s personality
            b. Aggressive, condescending, arrogant                      

5. What is the main difference between the houses in East Egg and West Egg?
            a. In East Egg, the houses look like brand new hotels, and in West Egg, the houses are older and more
                colonial looking

6. What does Daisy want her daughter to grow up to be?
            a. a “beautiful little fool”                                               

7. Who reacts strangely/curiously when Jordan Baker says to Nick that she knows a man named Gatsby?
            b. Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband                         

8. What color is repeatedly used to describe Daisy and her friend Jordan?
              d. White

9. Who says the following quote: “Well, these books are all scientific…This fellow has worked out the whole
    thing. It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things.”
         c. Tom Buchanan
            

10. Who telephones Tom at the dinner at his house?
      d. Tom’s “other woman on the side”

11. Who reaches out his/her arms across the water at the end of the chapter?
            b. Jay Gatsby                                                            
. As Nick looks to see what this character is reaching for, what does he see at te end of a dock?
                       d. an eerie, green light lighting the water under the dock

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