American Literature:
The Great Gatsby “The Test!!!”
1. What is the advice that Nick’s father has given him that he has been
contemplating?
2. What city is Nick from?
3. What state does the novel take place in?
4. What part of Long Island New York does Nick live in?
5. How are Nick and Daisy related? What significance is their relationship?
6. What causes Jordan Baker to “Sh!” Nick? What is she listening for?
7. What color are Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes?
8. Who is Wilson?
9. Who is Mrs. Wilson (Myrtle)?
10. What significance is the sex of the dogs Mrs. Wilson and Tom Buchanan buy?
11. What lie did Tom tell Mrs. Wilson (Myrtle) about Daisy to keep him from
divorcing Daisy?
12. What did Tom do when Myrtle repeatedly chanted, “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!”?
13. Who is Nick’s neighbor?
14. Who said to Nick, “I thought you might be here”?
15. How long had the old man in the library been drunk? Why was he sitting in the
library?
16. What city calls for Gatsby on the phone in Chapter 3?
17. What is Jordan’s profession?
18. What cardinal virtue does Nick believe that he entails?
19. What color is Gatsby’s car?
20. Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
21. When Gatsby spoke to Jordan in the library in Chapter 3, he devised a plan
involving Nick. What was the plan?
22. Who is Nick going to invite to tea in Chapter 4?
23. When Gatsby said, “I want to get the grass cut” what did he mean?
24. What is Gatsby’s real name?
25. In what way was Dan Cody involved in Gatsby’s destiny?
26. What is deeply ironic in Tom’s statement “… I may be old- fashioned in my
ideas, but women run around too much these days to suite me”?
27. On the last page of Chapter 6 what does Nick struggle to do?
28. What startling discovery does Tom make shortly after lunch?
29. What arrangements are made regarding the passengers of each car on the trip to
the city? Why?
30. What does Gatsby do that makes Nick want “to get up and slap him on the back”?
Why does Nick feel this way?
31. Is there any significant event that happens on Nick’s birthday?
32. What further information do we learn about Gatsby in Chapter 8?
33. What is the compliment that Nick pays to Gatsby?
34. How does Wilson view the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg? Does Wilson’s
statement have a symbolic level for the novel as a whole?
35. What makes Nick assume responsibility for Gatsby’s funeral arrangements?
36. How had Gatsby’s father learned of the tragedy?
37. Discuss the significance of Gatsby’s boyhood program for self- improvement.
38. How much did Nick love Jordan Baker?
39. What moral judgment does Nick make about Tom and Daisy?
40. What was Gatsby’s “Incorruptible Dream”?
Essay Question: (It should take at least 7 lines to answer this question. Hint! Hint!)
Do you believe that Gatsby would have been better off without Daisy coming back
into his life? Why or Why not?