The Great Gatsby Challenge Quiz
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · 12 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 9 min
Test your knowledge of The Great Gatsby with 12 challenge questions with answers and explanations — the hardest questions — exam-style thinking. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novel.
The hardest questions — exam-style thinking. Drawn from the whole novel — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Inference, Theme, Structure · Difficulty: Challenge
The Great Gatsby Challenge questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- Nick ends the chapter watching Gatsby stretch his arms toward the water. What does the far green light suggest about him before Nick knows anything of his story?
That he is checking on his own boat · That he is afraid of the water · That he is reaching for something distant · That he is signalling his guests to leave
- The chapter ends with Tom breaking Myrtle's nose. What provokes him?
She keeps shouting Daisy's name · She asks him for money · She laughs at his polo ponies · She threatens to tell George
- What does Nick single out about Gatsby's smile when the two of them finally meet?
It seemed to understand him fully · It made him look much older · It never reached his tired eyes · It vanished as soon as he turned
- What does Jordan's story of Louisville finally explain about Gatsby's house?
He bought it to impress Tom · He bought it to be near Daisy · He chose it for the quiet bay · He bought it from Wolfshiem
- Gatsby points out the green light across the bay. What does Nick say has happened to it?
It has been switched off · It has moved further away · Its significance has gone · It now frightens Gatsby
- Nick tells Gatsby he cannot repeat the past. How does Gatsby answer?
He admits Nick is probably right · He says he never looks back · He changes the subject at once · He insists that of course he can
- Nick leaves Gatsby standing outside the Buchanans' house at the end of the chapter. What is Gatsby waiting for?
Tom to come to him · A signal from Daisy · The police to arrive · Wilson to find him
- What had Wilson found in his wife's bureau drawer, and shows to Michaelis?
A bundle of letters · An expensive dog leash · A photograph of Tom · A string of pearls
- What does Nick learn from Tom when they meet on Fifth Avenue in October?
Tom has sold the East Egg house · Tom has left Daisy for good · Tom told Wilson about the car · Tom paid for Gatsby's funeral
- Nick sets down the story some time after the summer it describes. What does that distance let the novel do?
Keep a month-by-month record · Judge events from their ending · Narrate without any opinions · Enter Daisy's own thoughts
- Why is it not enough for Gatsby that Daisy loves him now?
He needs the past restored · He owes Wolfshiem an answer · He wants a clean divorce · He must satisfy Nick's doubts
- Why do so few people come to Gatsby's funeral?
The crowd only wanted parties · Nick told almost no one · The date was never announced · Wolfshiem kept them away
More The Great Gatsby practice: all The Great Gatsby quizzes · characters quiz · themes quiz · plot recall quiz · read The Great Gatsby free
Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
Frequently asked questions
Is this The Great Gatsby Challenge quiz free?
Yes. All 12 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the The Great Gatsby Challenge quiz cover?
12 challenge questions drawn from every part of The Great Gatsby. The hardest questions — exam-style thinking. It tests inference, theme, structure at challenge level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole novel, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
Pagine