The Great Gatsby: Test Questions with
Answers.
What types of fruits arrived from a fruitery in New York to Gatsby's house? - Answer Oranges
and lemons
What college did the narrator graduate from? - Answer Yale
Who is Tom's lover? - Answer Myrtle Wilson
What is Gatsby's first name? - Answer Jay
What business does the narrator's father run? - Answer wholesale hardware
Which Egg did Gatsby live on? - Answer West
What is Carraway's first name? - Answer Nick
What secret about tom does Miss Jordan tell Nick? - Answer He has a mistress in New York
Who is Carraway's second cousin once removed? - Answer Daisy Buchanan
What book by Goddard does Tom ask Nick if he's read? - Answer The Rise of the Colored
Empires
Name four types of instruments that show up as part of an orchestra for Gatsby's party. -
Answer oboes, trombones, saxophones, viols
Who have the Carraways descended from? - Answer The Dukes of Bucleic
What point of view is the novel written? - Answer 1st person
Who did Carraway describe as having a "cruel body"? - Answer Tom
Who once tore their gown on a chair and Gatsby replaced it? - Answer Lucille
, What did Tom do to Mrs. Wilson? - Answer Tom breaks her nose because she keeps saying
Daisy's name
How much money in rent did the narrator pay for his house each month? - Answer $80
Who do people say that Gatsby is a nephew or cousin of? - Answer Kaiser Wilhelm
Who was Daisy's family secret about? - Answer The butler
Why is the man in Gatsby's library so impressed? - Answer He discovers that all the books in
the library are real
Who watches over everything in the "valley of ashes"? - Answer Doctor T.J. Eckleburg
Who was a golf champion? - Answer Jordan Baker
What were Gatsby and Carraway going to do at nine o'clock in the morning? - Answer Go up
in the hydro-plane
What word does Tom hate? - Answer hulking
Whose garage did Tom and Nick enter? - Answer George Wilson's
What is Mr. McKee's occupation? - Answer photographer
In what part of New York does this story take place? - Answer The East & West Egg
Who does Nick spot while having lunch with Gatsby? - Answer Tom Buchanan
Why did a man show up at Nick's door the day it was raining? - Answer Gatsby sent him over
to cut Nick's grass, so it would look good for Daisy
What instrument does Ewing Klipspringer play? - Answer piano
What was the name of Dan Cody's yacht? - Answer Tuolomee
Answers.
What types of fruits arrived from a fruitery in New York to Gatsby's house? - Answer Oranges
and lemons
What college did the narrator graduate from? - Answer Yale
Who is Tom's lover? - Answer Myrtle Wilson
What is Gatsby's first name? - Answer Jay
What business does the narrator's father run? - Answer wholesale hardware
Which Egg did Gatsby live on? - Answer West
What is Carraway's first name? - Answer Nick
What secret about tom does Miss Jordan tell Nick? - Answer He has a mistress in New York
Who is Carraway's second cousin once removed? - Answer Daisy Buchanan
What book by Goddard does Tom ask Nick if he's read? - Answer The Rise of the Colored
Empires
Name four types of instruments that show up as part of an orchestra for Gatsby's party. -
Answer oboes, trombones, saxophones, viols
Who have the Carraways descended from? - Answer The Dukes of Bucleic
What point of view is the novel written? - Answer 1st person
Who did Carraway describe as having a "cruel body"? - Answer Tom
Who once tore their gown on a chair and Gatsby replaced it? - Answer Lucille
, What did Tom do to Mrs. Wilson? - Answer Tom breaks her nose because she keeps saying
Daisy's name
How much money in rent did the narrator pay for his house each month? - Answer $80
Who do people say that Gatsby is a nephew or cousin of? - Answer Kaiser Wilhelm
Who was Daisy's family secret about? - Answer The butler
Why is the man in Gatsby's library so impressed? - Answer He discovers that all the books in
the library are real
Who watches over everything in the "valley of ashes"? - Answer Doctor T.J. Eckleburg
Who was a golf champion? - Answer Jordan Baker
What were Gatsby and Carraway going to do at nine o'clock in the morning? - Answer Go up
in the hydro-plane
What word does Tom hate? - Answer hulking
Whose garage did Tom and Nick enter? - Answer George Wilson's
What is Mr. McKee's occupation? - Answer photographer
In what part of New York does this story take place? - Answer The East & West Egg
Who does Nick spot while having lunch with Gatsby? - Answer Tom Buchanan
Why did a man show up at Nick's door the day it was raining? - Answer Gatsby sent him over
to cut Nick's grass, so it would look good for Daisy
What instrument does Ewing Klipspringer play? - Answer piano
What was the name of Dan Cody's yacht? - Answer Tuolomee
