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Final Test The Great Gatsby
Match the proper description with the character.
1) / Henry Gatz
2) / Nick Carraway
3) / Jordan Baker
4) / Tom Buchanan
5) / George Wilson
6) / Klipspringer
7) / Myrtle Wilson
8) / Jay Gatsby
9) / Daisy Buchanan
10) / Michaelis
/ a. / meets and dates Gatsby before he goes to war
b. / comes often and stays long at Gatsby's, plays the piano
c. / cheats on her husband to have an affair with Tom
d. / shoots Gatsby
e. / sends Wilson after Gatsby; married to Daisy
f. / comes from Minnesota for Gatsby's funeral, Gatsby’s father
g. / plays golf; becomes involved with the narrator
h. / narrates the novel
i. / witnesses Myrtle's accident; stays with Wilson all night after the accident
j. / Follows a dream for five years (the dream of winning Daisy back)
11) / Gatsby fought in WWI.
a) True
b) False
12) / Gatsby comes from a wealthy Midwestern family.
a) True
b) False
13) / Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he has ever known.
a) True
b) False
14) / Jordan's incurable dishonesty deeply troubles Nick.
a) True
b) False
15) / The narrator relates hints that Gatsby did not earn his money honestly.
a) True
b) False
16) / Myrtle runs toward Gatsby's car because she thinks Tom is in the car.
a) True
b) False
17) / Nick Carraway is involved with dishonest dealings with bonds.
a) True
b) False
18) / Daisy Buchanan was in love with Gatsby before she married Tom.
a) True
b) False
19) / Daisy admits she was driving at the time of the accident.
a) True
b) False
20) / Gatsby bought his mansion only because of its size and splendor.
a) True
b) False
21) / The narrator depicts Tom and Daisy as being
a) destructive / b) careless
c) selfish / d) all of these
22) / Nick first meets Jordan at
a) the Buchanan's house / b) one of Gatsby's parties
c) West Egg / d) the beach
23) / George Wilson thinks when Myrtle goes to New York, she is
a) visiting her sister / b) attending art classes
c) seeing her therapist / d) looking for a job
24) / Gatsby gives huge parties because he
a) has lots of friends / b) likes to spend money
c) doesn't like to be alone / d) hopes to find Daisy
25) / Wolfsheim's major accomplishment was
a) educating himself at Oxford / b) marrying a rich dowager
c) fixing the 1919 World Series / d) blackmailing a business associate
26) / When Myrtle sees Jordan with Tom, she thinks Jordan is
a) his wife / b) another lover
c) his sister / d) a casual friend
27) / Tom's first reaction to Gatsby's charge that Daisy doesn't love him is
a) grief / b) disbelief
c) relief / d) none of these
28) / Daisy drives Gatsby's car home from New York because
a) Gatsby is drunk / b) she is afraid Tom will follow them
c) she thinks it will calm her / d) she is angry with Gatsby
29) / George Wilson finds out who owns the car through
a) its registration / b) the police
c) Tom Buchanan / d) Daisy
30) / After shooting Gatsby, George
a) turns himself in to the police / b) shoots himself
c) shoots Tom Buchanan / d) disappears and is never found
31) / The Valley of Ashes is NOT…
a) an industrial area outside New York City / b) the place where Gatsby’s servants take the trash after his parties
c) the location of the Wilson’s car garage / d) the place where Myrtle Wilson was hit and killed
32) / With whom is Tom having an affair?
a) Daisy / b) Jordan
c) Myrtle / d) Catherine
33) / Which of the following characters does Nick invite to tea?
a) Daisy / b) Jordan
c) Tom / d) Klipspringer
34) / What was Jay Gatsby’s real name when he was a young man? ______
(List first and last name.)
35) / Who bought Gatsby several sets of new clothes and took him to sail around the world?
a) Henry Gatz / b) Meyer Wolfsheim
c) Jay Gatsby / d) Dan Cody
36) / Gatsby says Daisy’s voice is full of ______.
37) / What two characters leave town with no forwarding address?
a) Nick and Daisy / b) Nick and Jordan
c) Tom and Daisy / d) Gatsby and Daisy
38) / Who declines to come to the funeral but asks Nick to return a pair or shoes?
a) Wolfsheim / b) Catherine
c) Michaelis / d) Klipspringer
39) / All but which of the following attend Gatsby's funeral:
a) Nick Carraway / b) Henry Gatz
c) Daisy Buchanan / d) the man with the owl-eyed glasses
40) / Nick is distressed after Gatsby's death because Gatsby's friends are
a) anguished / b) over sentimental
c) indifferent / d) none of these
41) / Which character accidentally tells Nick that Daisy was driving the car that killed Myrtle?
a) Mr. Wilson / b) Gatsby
c) Jordan / d) Pammy
42) / Name the author of The Great Gatsby (last name will be sufficient.) ______
Choose which character would have been most likely to make the following statements.
43) / "He'd have killed me if I hadn't told him who owned the car."
44) / "I have a way to find out who killed my wife."
45) / "But I did love Tom once- as I love you!"
46) / "I won't be able to get away for the funeral, but will you please send my tennis shoes?"
47) / "Do you think everything will please her, old sport?"
48) / "I'm sorry, but I don't get involved with my friend's deaths."
49) / "I'm one of the few honest people I know."
50) / "I can't stand my husband. The only crazy thing I did was marry him."
/ a. / Myrtle
b. / Nick
c. / Gatsby
d. / Wolfsheim
e. / Tom
f. / Wilson
g. / Daisy
h. / Klipspringer

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