The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Quiz
1. In what city/state does the story take place?
a. Long Island, New York
b. Chicago, Massachusetts
c. Boston, Massachusetts
d. Los Angeles, California
2. Who is the narrator?
a. Jay Gatsby
b. Tom Buchanan
c. Daisy Buchanan
d. Nick Carraway
3. The two areas in which the characters live are
a. East Beach & West Beach
b. East Sound & West Sound
c. East Egg & West Egg
d. East Island & West Island
4. The following set of adjectives BEST describes Tom Buchanan’s personality
a. Assertive, compassionate, caring,
c. Docile, calm, timid, subborn
b. Aggressive, condescending, arrogant
d. Destructive, belligerent, hateful, intolerant
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.
b. In East Egg, the houses are older and more colonial looking, and in West Egg, the houses look like
brand new hotels.
c. In East Egg, the houses look like rich mansions, but in West Egg, the houses look more poorly built
and “run down.”
d. In East Egg, the houses look more poorly built and “run down,” but in West Egg, the houses look like
rich mansions.
6. What does Daisy want her daughter to grow up to be?
a. a “beautiful little fool”
b. an “intelligent, capable woman”
c. a “modern woman of the times”
d. a “gorgeous little jewel”
7. Who reacts strangely/curiously when Jordan Baker says to Nick that she knows a man named Gatsby?
a. Nick himself
c. Daisy Buchanan, Tom’s wife
b. Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband
d. Pammy, Daisy and Tom’s daughter
8. What color is repeatedly used to describe Daisy and her friend Jordan?
a. Yellow
c. Black
b. Purple
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.”
a. Nick Carraway
c. Tom Buchanan
b. Daisy Buchanan
d. Jordan Baker
10. Who telephones Tom at the dinner at his house?
a. His wife, Daisy
b. The narrator, Nick
c. The main character, Jay Gatsby
d. Tom’s “other woman on the side”
11. Who reaches out his/her arms across the water at the end of the chapter?
a. Daisy Buchanan
c. Jordan Baker
b. Jay Gatsby
d. Tom Buchanan
12. As Nick looks to see what this character is reaching for, what does he see at the end of a dock?
a. a woman reaching back in a green dress c. a green boat tied to the dock
b. a green light on the dock
d. an eerie, green light lighting the water under the dock
The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Quiz
1. What city lies between West Egg and East Egg?
2. What color is used to describe this city?
3. With whom does Tom exchange a frown?
4. What is the first name of Tom’s mistress?
5. Catherine tells Nick that both Mrs. Wilson and Tom can’t stand what?
6. How did Mrs. Wilson know she made a mistake when she married George?
7. How did Tom meet Mrs. Wilson?
8. Why do Tom and his mistress fight?
9. What does Tom do to her?
10.What is the name of the magazine that is mentioned at least three times in this chapter?