GOBIERNO DE LA CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES - CECIE N° 8 DE 8

THE GREAT GATSBY

TEST CHAPTERS 1 TO 6 – B

A) Say if these sentences are true (T) or false (F): (10)

______ 1. Gatsby’s house was next to Nick’son Long Island.

______ 2. Daisy felt a woman was destined to have a wonderful life next to a rich man.
______ 3. Tom was called by George Wilson during the meal because of the car he had to sell.
______ 4. Jordan Baker was famous for being a sportswoman.
______ 5. Daisy invited Jordan for lunch to tell her about her awful life.
______ 6. Daisy was very happy on the day of her wedding with Tom
______ 7. Jordan had an important secret to tell Nick .
______ 8. Nick met Gatsby during the war.
______ 9. Wolfsheim had met Gatsby after the war and was a very clever gambler.
______ 10. George hit Myrtle because she mentioned Daisy in the conversation.

B) Connect the characters with the corresponding statement; there are some you do not need to use:
(10)

NICK – GATSBY – MYRTLE - JORDAN – DAISY – TOM – CATHERINE – WILSON – DAN CODY – WOLFSHEIM –
THE MCKEES -

1. ____________________ was Myrtle’s sister

2. ____________________ was an arrogant man from a very wealthy family.
3. ____________________ was the woman Gatsby loves.
4. ____________________ was the woman Nick becomes romantically involved.
5. ____________________ was famous for the parties he throws
6. ____________________ wanted to live better in exchange for being a sexual object.
7. ____________________ were Tom’s neighbours in New York.
8. ____________________ was a friend of Gatsby’s and had known him since war.
9. ____________________ was the novel’s narrator, from Minnesota.
10. ____________________ was the man in the photograph that was on Gatsby’s desk.

C) Choose five words and make a sentence connected with the story or give the definition: (10)

BOND – BAY – MISTRESS – BUTLER – MEDAL – BRIDESMAID - GUESTS -

1._______________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________________

D) Answer these questions: (20)

1. What did people on Long Island know about Gatsby?

2. Why did Tom take Nick to Wilson’s garage?
3. How did Nick meet Gatsby?
4. Why was Daisy’s marriage with Tom so unhappy?
5. Why was Gatsby waiting for Nick when he came back home? What did he want?