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

THE GREAT GATSBY

TEST CHAPTERS 1 TO 6 – A

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

______ 1. Nick met Gatsby during the war.
______ 2. George hit Myrtle because she mentioned Daisy in the conversation.
______ 3. Wolfsheim had met Gatsby after the war and was a very clever gambler.
______ 4. Jordan Baker was famous for being a sportswoman.
______ 5. Daisy invited Jordan for lunch to tell her about her awful life.
______ 6. Jordan had an important secret to tell Nick.
______ 7. Daisy was very happy on the day of her wedding with Tom.
______ 8. Gatsby’s house was next to Nick’son Long Island.
______ 9. Tom was called by George Wilson during the meal because of the car he had to sell.
______ 10. Daisy felt a woman was destined to have a wonderful life next to a rich man.

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. ____________________ wanted to live better in exchange for being a sexual object.

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

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

BOND – DOCK – MISTRESS – MEDAL – HOST – BRIDESMAID - GAMBLER

1._______________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________________

D) Answer these questions: (20)

1. What can you say about Nick’s life?

2. Who went to New York and what happened there?
3. How did Jordan meet Daisy?
4. What did Gatsby want Nick to do for him?
5. Who was Dan Cody?