1. The Great Gatsby Revision
Passage Based Quiz
The Great Gatsby Revision

2. Chapter 3 – pages 41-43
1. How does the chapter start? Give the opening line.
2. What colour are Gatsby’s gardens?
3. What two forms of transport are mentioned?
4. What happened on Mondays?
5. What happened on Fridays?
6. What happened once a fortnight?
7. How do the guests conduct themselves?
8. Who has actually been invited by Gatsby?
9. How was he invited?
10. How does Gatsby sign his name?

3. Chapter 3 – pages
1. As readers what significance does this passage hold?
2. How does Nick describe Gatsby’s smile?
3. How does Fitzgerald use oxymorons to describe Gatsby in this passage? Give an example.
4. How does Gatsby address Nick?
5. What is said about Gatsby by others at the party?
6. What impression does Nick have of him so far?
7. What sets Gatsby apart from his guests?
8. What final thought does Nick have of him on page 51?

4. Chapter 4 – pages 72-76
1. What year does this passage refer to and why is it significant?
2. Who narrates this section of the novel and why?
3. Where is the passage set?
4. What rumours had been going around about Daisy?
5. What happened in June of the following year?
6. What did Tom give Daisy and how much did it cost?
7. How does Daisy behave towards Tom in Santa Barbara?
8. What incident involving Tom occurs in Santa Barbara?
9. What happens the following April and where do they move to?
10. What is hinted at in the tone of Daisy’s voice?

5. Chapter 5 – pages 86-90
1. Where does this passage take place and what has just happened?
2. How does Nick transform Gatsby into an almost mythical figure here?
3. What does Gatsby want to show Daisy and why is this so important to him?
4. How is social class hinted at on page 87?
5. How is Daisy’s dress described on page 87 and why is this significant?
6. Architecturally how is Gatsby’s house described and why is this important?
7. Who do they come across during the tour?
8. How does Gatsby try to view his house?
9. How does Gatsby react to Daisy’s presence?
10. What is so significant about Gatsby showing Daisy his shirts?
11. Why was the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock so important to Gatsby?
12. What is significant about the final line?

6. Chapter 7 – pages
1. Where does this passage feature in the novel?
2.Why is it difficult for Gatsby to acknowledge Daisy’s daughter?
3. How is Pammy displayed in this chapter and what does it tell us about Daisy?
4. How does Fitzgerald use pathetic fallacy in this chapter effectively?
5. What references are made to social class?
6. Nick finally realises Daisy’s charm for Gatsby? What is it?

7. Chapter 7 – pages
1. Where does this passage take place and what has just happened in the novel?
2. What negative thoughts does Nick have of Gatsby initially in this passage?
3. What is Gatsby preoccupied by?
4. Why does Nick disagree and even show great dislike for Gatsby here?
5. Why is the mention of “brutality” ironic here?
6. Who is Tom thinking of?
7. Why does Nick describe Tom and Daisy as “conspiring together”?
8. Why is the final phrase “watching over nothing” so poignant here?