Lesson 4.1.1.12

4.1.1.12 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Quiz: AQA English Literature A, Unit 1

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Lesson 4.1.1.12, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA English Literature A (7712), Unit 1: Love through the ages, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?

    • Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire of West Egg
    • Jordan Baker, a professional golfer and friend of Daisy
    • Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner and bond salesman
    • Tom Buchanan, Daisy's wealthy husband from East Egg

  2. Which character is the mysterious millionaire who holds lavish parties on West Egg?

    • Meyer Wolfsheim, the gambler who fixed a famous series
    • Tom Buchanan, who is Daisy's arrogant husband
    • Jay Gatsby, who hopes Daisy will attend
    • George Wilson, the garage owner in the valley

  3. What does the green light at the end of Daisy's dock symbolise for Gatsby?

    • his longing for Daisy and the dream he hopes to achieve
    • a signal for a smuggling operation on the bay
    • the location of Tom's office in New York
    • a warning of danger from the local police

  4. Which location lies between West Egg and New York, associated with poverty and decay?

    • the Valley of Ashes, an industrial wasteland
    • Long Island Sound, the strip of water near the houses
    • East Egg, the home of the old money
    • Central Park, a large public park in the city

  5. Who is Daisy's husband, a wealthy and aggressive man from East Egg?

    • Tom Buchanan, an old-money polo player
    • George Wilson, a garage owner in the valley
    • Nick Carraway, the narrator and Daisy's cousin
    • Meyer Wolfsheim, a gambler and business associate

  6. What is the relationship between Myrtle Wilson and Tom Buchanan?

    • She is Daisy's cousin, who visits East Egg
    • She is his sister, who lives in the city
    • She is Gatsby's business partner in the bootlegging trade
    • She is his mistress, and their affair leads to tragedy

  7. Who kills Gatsby at the end of the novel?

    • Meyer Wolfsheim, who wants to settle a debt
    • Tom Buchanan, who wants to protect his marriage
    • Nick Carraway, who is driven to despair
    • George Wilson, who believes Gatsby caused Myrtle's death

  8. When is the novel set?

    • the summer of 1922 on Long Island, near New York
    • the winter of 1890 in Paris, France
    • the autumn of 1968 in California, on the coast
    • the spring of 1945 in Germany after the war

  9. What is the significance of the novel's closing image of boats against the current?

    • a comic remark about the changing weather over the bay
    • Gatsby's career in the navy and his later service
    • humanity's endless pursuit of hope, pulled back into the past
    • a sailing race organised by the yacht club

  10. Which character is the gangster who fixed a famous baseball series and is linked to Gatsby's wealth?

    • Meyer Wolfsheim, a gambler and criminal figure
    • Tom Buchanan, a wealthy polo player from East Egg
    • Jordan Baker, a golfer with a careless attitude
    • George Wilson, a garage owner in the valley

  11. What social divide does Nick notice between West Egg and East Egg?

    • East Egg is poor, while West Egg is wealthy and established
    • East Egg is an island, and West Egg is a city on the mainland
    • East Egg represents old money, while West Egg represents new money
    • They are identical in every respect of wealth and manners

  12. Which character is Daisy's friend, a professional golfer, who becomes a close acquaintance of Nick?

    • Catherine, Myrtle's sister who lives in the valley
    • Myrtle Wilson, Tom's lover from the valley
    • Jane Buchanan, Tom's sister who lives in Chicago
    • Jordan Baker, a golfer and friend of Daisy

  13. Which technique structures the story through Nick's perspective?

    • a first-person narrative in which Nick reflects on events he witnessed
    • a dramatic script with stage directions and dialogue only
    • a third-person omniscient account of every character's thoughts
    • a series of letters written by Daisy to Gatsby

  14. What does the phrase 'Gatsby believed in the green light' suggest about his character?

    • his faith in a future that is always out of reach
    • his fear of the police and of arrest
    • his belief in religious salvation and divine forgiveness
    • his distrust of money and of wealthy people

  15. Which theme is most closely linked to the novel's treatment of wealth?

    • the importance of religious faith in a secular age
    • the corruption of the American dream, where money fails to buy happiness
    • the benefits of rural life away from the cities
    • the virtue of hard manual labour on the farm

  16. Which statement best supports an evaluation of Gatsby as a tragic figure?

    • His idealism is genuine, but it rests on illusion and leads to his destruction
    • He is a simple villain with no redeeming qualities at all
    • He achieves his dream without any cost to himself or others
    • He is an unimportant minor character in the wider story

  17. How does the novel's ending criticise the East Egg characters?

    • They retreat into careless wealth and leave others to face the consequences
    • They are shown to be penniless and living in the valley
    • They give Gatsby's fortune to a charity in the city
    • They are punished by the police for their part in the crash

  18. Which question is most useful when evaluating the significance of the green light?

    • Is the dock made of wood or of stone and concrete?
    • Is the light electric or powered by gas on the dock?
    • Is the light visible on winter nights from the house?
    • Does the light represent a fixed past, an achievable future, or both lost at once?

  19. Who is Myrtle's husband, who runs a garage in the valley?

    • George Wilson, who runs a garage in the valley
    • Owl Eyes, a guest who admires the library
    • Meyer Wolfsheim, a gambler from New York
    • Tom Buchanan, a wealthy polo player from East Egg

  20. Which party guest, with large spectacles, is amazed that the books in Gatsby's library are real?

    • Klipspringer, a boarder who plays the piano
    • Jordan, the golfer who attends the party
    • Nick, the narrator who lives next door
    • Owl Eyes, a guest who admires the library

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