The Great Gatsby Quiz

Instructions

Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer. For questions with multiple-choice answers, select the letter corresponding to the correct option.

What is the name of the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
- A. Tom Buchanan
- B. Nick Carraway
- C. Jay Gatsby
- D. Daisy Buchanan
In what year is The Great Gatsby set?
- A. 1920
- B. 1925
- C. 1930
- D. 1940
What does Gatsby throw parties in hopes of achieving?
- A. Wealth
- B. Power
- C. Daisy's attention
- D. Friendship
Describe the Valley of Ashes.
- (Open-ended question)
Who is Tom Buchanan’s mistress?
- A. Jordan Baker
- B. Myrtle Wilson
- C. Daisy Buchanan
- D. Catherine
What is the significance of the green light at the end of Daisy's dock?
- A. Hope and dreams
- B. Danger and warning
- C. Success and wealth
- D. Change and loss
What does Nick Carraway do for a living?
- A. Lawyer
- B. Salesman
- C. Bond salesman
- D. Artist
How did Gatsby acquire his wealth?
- A. Inheritance
- B. Bootlegging
- C. Stock market
- D. Banking
What does the color yellow often symbolize in the novel?
- A. Fidelity
- B. Love
- C. Wealth
- D. Envy
Who kills Gatsby?
- A. Tom Buchanan
- B. George Wilson
- C. Daisy Buchanan
- D. Meyer Wolfsheim
What is the main theme of The Great Gatsby?
- A. The American Dream
- B. The importance of family
- C. Friendship and loyalty
- D. The consequences of greed
What is the name of Gatsby’s mansion?
- A. West Egg
- B. East Egg
- C. The Mansion House
- D. Gatsby Estates
How does Daisy react when she sees Gatsby's mansion for the first time?
- A. With indifference
- B. With joy
- C. With tears
- D. With disgust
What does the owl-eyed man find significant about Gatsby’s library?
- A. The books are unread
- B. The books are all signed
- C. The library is empty
- D. The furniture is antique
What is Tom Buchanan’s attitude towards race and class?
- A. He is progressive
- B. He is egalitarian
- C. He is racist and elitist
- D. He is uninterested
Describe the relationship between Gatsby and Nick.
- (Open-ended question)
Where did Gatsby meet Daisy?
- A. At a party
- B. At a ball
- C. During World War I
- D. At a charity event
What character trait best describes Jay Gatsby?
- A. Cynical
- B. Optimistic
- C. Pessimistic
- D. Indifferent
Who narrates the last chapter of the book?
- A. Jay Gatsby
- B. Daisy Buchanan
- C. Tom Buchanan
- D. Nick Carraway
What does Myrtle Wilson's death symbolize in the novel?
- A. The end of the American Dream
- B. The futility of wealth
- C. The complexity of love
- D. The inevitability of fate
How does Nick describe Gatsby at the end of the novel?
- A. A tragic hero
- B. A failure
- C. A fool
- D. An opportunist
What type of social class does Gatsby belong to?
- A. Old money
- B. New money
- C. Working class
- D. Upper class
Describe the Buchanans' relationship.
- (Open-ended question)
What item symbolizes Jay Gatsby’s hope and aspiration?
- A. His car
- B. The green light
- C. His mansion
- D. The blue park bench
What happens to Gatsby’s fortune after his death?
- A. It is inherited by Daisy
- B. It is divided among his friends
- C. It is lost to debt
- D. It is taken by Tom Buchanan
Who ultimately tells Nick about Gatsby's past?
- A. Jordan Baker
- B. Daisy Buchanan
- C. Tom Buchanan
- D. Gatsby himself
What are the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg meant to symbolize?
- A. The eyes of God watching over humanity
- B. Hope for a better future
- C. The emptiness of the American Dream
- D. The chaos of society
What is Gatsby’s real name?
- A. James Gatz
- B. John Gatsby
- C. George Wilson
- D. Tom Buchan
The novel is divided into how many chapters?
- A. 10
- B. 12
- C. 9
- D. 8
What does the final line of the novel suggest about Gatsby’s dream?
- (Open-ended question)

Scoring

Each correct multiple-choice answer is worth 2 points.
Open-ended questions can be graded based on completeness and depth of understanding.
Total points possible: 60 points.

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Which subject	English
What age group	Year or Grade 11
What topic	The Great Gatsby
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Number of questions	30
Number of answers	4
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