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Quiz about This and That about The Great Gatsby
Quiz about This and That about The Great Gatsby

This and That about The Great Gatsby Quiz


Arguably one of the best books in American literature, The Great Gatsby has been read either willingly or under duress, by a major portion of the population. What do you recall of the details of Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jay, and the gang?

A multiple-choice quiz by lutefan. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
lutefan
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
84,231
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2851
Last 3 plays: Guest 69 (6/10), Guest 212 (3/10), Guest 71 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the Caraway family business Nick leaves behind to go East? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Nick lives in a suburb of New York City on a peninsula. What is the name of the village in which Nick lives?

Answer: (Two Words, but which came first?)
Question 3 of 10
3. Meyer Wolfsheim engages Nick in a discussion of his unique cuff links. What are Wolfsheim's cuff links made of? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. According to Daisy, what is the "best thing a girl can be in this world?" Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What type of business does Michaelis run? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Nick interacts with each of the following minor characters but one. Which character does he never meet? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Dr. T. J. Eckleburg is Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Daisy is Tom's second wife.


Question 9 of 10
9. Gatsby won several medals in the Great War. Which of the following countries presented him with a special medal? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. When Nick asks Gatsby where's he's from, he answers "the Midwest." When Nick asks what city, Gatsby hesitates and answers: Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the Caraway family business Nick leaves behind to go East?

Answer: Hardware

Nick's grandfather started the store.
2. Nick lives in a suburb of New York City on a peninsula. What is the name of the village in which Nick lives?

Answer: West Egg

East Egg and West Egg are virtually identical peninsulas...geographically, that is.
3. Meyer Wolfsheim engages Nick in a discussion of his unique cuff links. What are Wolfsheim's cuff links made of?

Answer: human teeth

Wolfsheim is the man who "fixed" the Chicago Black Sox World Series and is a friend of Gatsby.
4. According to Daisy, what is the "best thing a girl can be in this world?"

Answer: a beautiful little fool

Daisy is, at times, a role model....
5. What type of business does Michaelis run?

Answer: Coffee shop/restaurant

Michaelis is witness to a terrible car accident.
6. Nick interacts with each of the following minor characters but one. Which character does he never meet?

Answer: Dan Cody

Cody died, "inhospitably," shortly after his mistress came on board his yacht.
7. Dr. T. J. Eckleburg is

Answer: an optometrist

The retinas on his billboard are a yard high.
8. Daisy is Tom's second wife.

Answer: False

Tom had lots of girlfriends, both before and after he got married.
9. Gatsby won several medals in the Great War. Which of the following countries presented him with a special medal?

Answer: Montenegro

Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe is from Montenegro.
10. When Nick asks Gatsby where's he's from, he answers "the Midwest." When Nick asks what city, Gatsby hesitates and answers:

Answer: San Francisco

Gatsby is really from North Dakota.
Source: Author lutefan

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