TEST – THE 1920’s in AMERICAN LITERATURE; THE GREAT GATSBY, CHAPTERS 1-5
English 11 – Mr. McGowan
I. QUOTES. DIRECTIONS: From the list of characters below, decide which one said the indicated quote. Write the letter on the appropriate line on your answer sheet.
A. Tom Buchanan B. Jay Gatsby C. Nick Carraway D. Daisy Buchanan
E. Jordan Baker F. Meyer Wolfsheim G. Owl Eyes H. Myrtle Wilson
1. “Why candles? In two weeks it will be the longest day of the year. Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it.”
2. “Nick, have you read The Rise of the Colored Empires by this man Goddard? It’s a fine book and everyone should read it.”
3. “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai---”
4. “I thought you knew, old sport. I’m afraid I’m not a very good host.”
5. “I hate careless people. That’s why I like you.”
6. “I can’t forget so long as I live the night they shot Rosy Rosenthal there. It was six of us at the table, and Rosy had eat and drunk a lot all evening. When it was almost morning the waiter came up to him with a funny look and says somebody wants to speak to him outside.”
7. “We’re getting off. I want you to meet my girl.”
8. “The only crazy I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake. 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.”
9. “Absolutely real. Have pages and everything. I thought they’d be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact, they’re absolutely real. Pages and—Here! Lemme show you.”
10. “They’re such beautiful shirts… It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such—such beautiful shirts before.”
11. “Oh, I’ve been in several things. I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business. But I’m not in either one now.”
12. “This is an unusual party for me. I haven’t even seen the host. I live over there—and this man Gatsby sent over his chauffeur with an invitation.”
13. “You don’t understand! I wasn’t driving. There’s another man in the car!”
14. “After that I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe—Paris, Venice, Rome—collecting jewels, chiefly rubies, hunting big game, painting a little, things for myself only, and trying to forget something very sad that had happened to me long ago.”
15. “You’re acting like a little boy. Not only that, but you’re rude. Daisy’s sitting in there all alone.”
II. MATCHING – 1920’s INTRO. DIRECTIONS. Match the term with its identification. Write the letter on the appropriate line on your answer sheet.
A. Volstead Act B. 19th Amendment C. Flapper D. Isolationism
E. Jazz Age F. Harlem Renaissance G. Bootlegging
H. Speakeasies I. Xenophobia J. Black Tuesday K. Laissez-faire
16. Collapse of the stock market, began the Great Depression
17. The national policy that said America should stay out of European affairs
18. A literary movement that increased the voice of black writers
19. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s term for the 1920’s
20. A “liberated woman” who tended to go against society’s norms of womanly behavior
21. Also known as the 18th Amendment, it established Prohibition and made the consumption and sale of alcohol illegal
22. Describes the economic policies of the 1920’s in which corporations were allowed great freedom by the government without much regulation
23. Secret places where alcohol was served during Prohibition
24. Law that forced all states to allow women to vote
25. The illegal trafficking or brewing of alcohol
26. Describes American attitudes toward foreigners during the 1920’s
III. MATCHING – CHARACTERS AND TERMS. DIRECTIONS. Match the term/character with its identification. Write the letter on the appropriate line on your answer sheet.
A. East Egg B. West Egg C. New York City D. Queens
E. Dr. T.J. Eckleburg F. George Wilson G. Kaiser Wilhelm
H. San Francisco I. Klipspringer J. Oxford K. Yale
27. Where Gatsby claimed to be from.
28. The “boarder,” showed up at a party and never left
29. Where Gatsby claims to have attended college
30. Where Nick and Tom attended college
31. Owns a gas station in the Valley of Ashes
32. Location of Myrtle Wilson’s home
33. Where Nick works, also where Tom has his secret apartment
34. Where the Buchanans live, more fashionable
35. Where Nick and Gatsby live
36. His eyes are on the billboard in the Valley of Ashes
37. Rumored to be Gatsby’s cousin
IV. BONUS
38. In what year does The Great Gatsby take place?
39. What position did Tom Buchanan play in college?
40. How many NBA championships do the Boston Celtics currently have?
41. Name one jazz artist of the 1920’s.
42. In what year did Arnold Rothstein/Meyer Wolfsheim “fix” the World Series?
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English 11 – Mr. McGowan
Test – The Great Gatsby
I. QUOTES III. MATCHING
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