Chapter 1
Nick said “Before I could reply that he was my neighbor dinner was announced; wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square.”
Why does Nick use the word “compelled”?
A. to show Tom’s anger
B. to show Tom’s speed
C. to show Tom’s politeness
D. to show Tom’s forcefulness
D. to show Tom’s forcefulness
After being betrayed by her best friend, Emma was quite ___ of others.
A. Cynical
B. Vehement
C. Coherent
A. Cynical
On pages 35-36 Myrtle speaks of her disgust when she found out her husband had to borrow a suit for their wedding. However, she mentions the fancy dress suit and leather shoes Tom wore when she first met him. What do these descriptions symbolize?
A. love
B. class
C. marriage
D. character
B. class
When the weather finally warmed, there was a ___ belief in the town that good days were to come.
A. Ramification
B. Relinquish
C. Pervading
C. Pervading
In Chapter 3, two ladies gossip about what they heard about Gatsby. One says she "heard he killed a man" and the other said, "he was a German spy during the war." How does this contribute to his characterization?
A. It makes him seem dangerous.
B. It makes him seem dishonest.
C. It makes him seem confident.
D. It makes him seem famous.
A. It makes him seem dangerous.
In Chapter 1, Nick described the way eavesdropped f on the conversation between Tim and Daisy. He said, “I was about to speak when she sat up alertly and said ‘Sh!’ in a warning voice....Miss Baker leaned forward unashamed, trying to hear..."
What do Jordan's actions reveal about her?
A. She is uncomfortable with Nick.
B. She is scared of Daisy and Tom.
C. She is very shy around men.
D. She is amused by gossip.
D. She is amused by gossip.
Karina ___ protested the new rules by writing strongly worded letters to all of her teachers.
A. Condescendingly
B. Ambiguously
C. Vehemently
C. Vehemently
What school/team does SPHS basketball play against tomorrow?
South View
The parents provided the babysitter with a ___ plan that included emergency phone numbers and a list of the child’s medications.
A. Contingency
B. Transitory
C. Intermittent
A. Contingency
What's the name of the 11th grade guidance counselor?
Tiffany Scott-Houser
What national holiday is today?
Presidents' Day
Olympia felt her teacher’s directions were ___ because, even after reading the assignment again, she still didn’t know where to begin.
A. Cynical
B. Contemptuous
C. Ambiguous
C. Ambiguous
"Throwing a regal homecoming glance around the neighborhood, Mrs. Wilson gathered up her dog and her other purchases, and went haughtily in."
How do the details in this sentence contribute to Myrtle’s character development?
A. They show her passion for animals.
B. They show her worry that someone will discover the affair.
C. They show that she thinks her affair brings her higher status.
D. They show that she wishes Tom would acknowledge her more.
C. They show that she thinks her affair brings her higher status.
People in the crowd placed their hands over their hearts in a show of ___ for the fallen members of their community.
A. Solidarity
B. Aesthetic
C. Transitory
A. Solidarity
Nick spoke of his developing feelings for Jordan Baker, even though he had unfinished business with a girl back home. He said “But I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires, and I knew that first I had to get myself definitely out of that tangle back home.”
What does the word “tangle” refer to?
A. Nick’s old-fashioned parents
B. Nick’s former relationship
C. Nick’s time in the army
D. Nick’s previous job
B. Nick’s former relationship
Reread the sentence from page 3.
“Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe — so I decided to go East and learn the bond business.”
What does this sentence reveal about Nick's view of the East?
A. Nick believes the East is a sophisticated place.
B. Nick believes the East is a dangerous place.
C. Nick believes the East is a confusing place.
D. Nick believes the East is a formal place.
A. Nick believes the East is a sophisticated place.
It was a ___ moment when the award show paused to pay tribute to actors who passed away.
A. Poignant
B. Cynical
C. Ambiguous
A. Poignant
What is the best meaning of “shiftlessness” as it is used in the following passage?
“‘I told that boy about the ice.’ Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders. ‘These people! You have to keep after them all the time.’”
A. laziness
B. ugliness
C. liveliness
D. selfishness
A. laziness
Mrs. Richardson explained to the class that the ___ for plagiarism would be a zero on the paper and a phone call home.
A. Ramifications
B. Pervading
C. Solidarity
A. Ramifications
“Instead of rambling, this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the countryside — East Egg condescending to West Egg and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gaiety.”
Why does Nick describe East Egg as “condescending” to West Egg in this passage?
A. to show that rich people were more comfortable with parties than poor people
B. to show that poor people were as welcome at Gatsby’s parties as rich people
C. to show that East Eggers had to travel a greater distance to get to Gatsby’s
D. to show that East Eggers considered themselves better than West Eggers
D. to show that East Eggers considered themselves better than West Eggers
What theme about appearance and reality does Fitzgerald develop by revealing Tom's extra-marital affair?
A. People care more about the truth than they do about how they appear.
B. To fully understand reality, pay close attention to appearances.
C. Appearances are more disappointing than reality.
D. Appearances cannot be trusted.
D. Appearances cannot be trusted.
Tom sorted his clothes by colors, making ___ groups.
A. Homogenous
B. Coherent
C. Poignant
A. Homogenous
“The fact that Tom had a mistress was insisted upon wherever he was known. His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular cafés with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever he knew.”
How does the passage develop Tom’s character?
A. It shows he is popular.
B. It shows he is wealthy.
C. It shows he is careless.
D. It shows he is unfriendly.
C. It shows he is careless.
Raina was ___ during her acceptance speech, acknowledging the hard work of all of the other nominees.
A. Solidarity
B. Magnanimous
C. Deranged
B. Magnanimous
“Suddenly one of these gypsies, in trembling opal, seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down for courage and, moving her hands like Frisco, dances out alone on the canvas platform. A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her, and there is a burst of chatter as the erroneous news goes around that she is Gilda Gray’s understudy from the Follies. The party has begun.”
How does the description of the dancer in this passage contribute to the mood?
A. by demonstrating that the party guests act more wildly than they normally would
B. by illustrating how the party guests of all classes support one another
C. by showing that the party guests speak unkindly about each other
D. by revealing how the party guests were generous towards Gatsby
A. by demonstrating that the party guests act more wildly than they normally would