Name:
Date:
The Great Gatsby
Final Test
I. Characters – In the space provided to the left of the character names, write the letter
of the best fitting description. 2 points each, 20 points total.
1. _____ Jay Gatsby
2. _____ Nick Carraway
3. _____ Tom Buchanan
4. _____ Daisy Buchanan
5. _____ Myrtle Wilson
6. _____ George Wilson
7. _____ Meyer Wolfsheim
8. _____ Jordan Baker
9. _____ Mr. Gatz
10._____ Ewing Klipspringer
A. Tom Buchanan’s mistress
B. a gambler who sets Gatsby in business
C. a woman who is romantically involved with Nick
D. a piano player who avoids Gatsby’s funeral
E. a garage mechanic; husband of Myrtle
F. a rich woman the object of Gatsby’s dreams
G. the first-person narrator of the novel
H. the central character; a romantic dreamer
I. a brutal insensitive member of the upper class
J. Gatsby’s father
II. Recall of Facts – Use the names in the list above to fill in the blanks that follow.
Many names occur more than once. 2 points each, 20 points total.
11.__________ came East from a Midwestern city and entered the bond business.
12.__________ broke __________’s nose during a heated argument.
13.__________ wanted to buy a car from __________.
14.__________ gave __________ a string of pearls worth $350,000.
15.__________ showed __________ his huge wardrobe of shirts.
16.__________ mistook __________ for Tom’s wife.
17.__________ told __________: “I did love him once – but I loved you too.”
18.__________ pretended that he, rather than __________, was the driver of the car that
killed __________.
19.__________ shot __________ and then turned the gun on himself.
20.__________ came from the Midwest to attend Gatsby’s funeral, but __________ and
__________ did not appear.
III. Personal Points of View – Choose any two characters from the book and fill in the
below chart for each. 20 points total.
Character
21.
22.
Values
Biases
Frame of Reference
IV. Short Answer – 4 points each, 20 points total.
23. What does Nick see as his “cardinal virtue”?
24. Why does Gatsby throw huge, expensive parties for people he does not know?
25. What do Jordan Baker’s leaving “a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down”
and her golf tournament “scandal” reveal about her?
26. What makes Nick call Tom and Daisy “careless people”?
27. What does Daisy mean when she says to Gatsby “you want too much”?
V. Long Answer – Choose one of the following symbols as well as one of your own
choosing and discuss how they are shown in the book as well as what their function is.
Your answer should be at least two paragraphs in length and include specific examples
from the book. 20 points total. You should be writing two short essays.
The Green Light at the end of Daisy’s dock
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s billboard
The Valley of Ashes