The Great Gatsby Themes Quiz
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · 11 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 9 min
Test your knowledge of The Great Gatsby with 11 themes questions with answers and explanations — the big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novel.
The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Drawn from the whole novel — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Theme · Difficulty: Standard, Challenge
The Great Gatsby Themes questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What distinction does Nick draw between the two Eggs when he describes where he lives?
East Egg is nearer the city · West Egg is where the Buchanans live · West Egg is the older of the two · East Egg is the fashionable one
- 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
- Driving home with Nick, Jordan passes a workman close enough to flick a button off his coat. What does the exchange reveal about her?
She blames Nick for the near miss · She assumes others will be careful · She has never learned to drive · She is frightened of fast cars
- What happened to Daisy the night before her wedding to Tom?
She tried to leave for Chicago · She refused to wear her pearls · She got drunk over a letter · She quarrelled with Jordan
- 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
- What does Gatsby want from Daisy beyond her simply leaving Tom?
To erase her years with Tom · To be received by her parents · To give up her money · To live in her old house
- 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
- Where is Gatsby when Wilson reaches his grounds that afternoon?
Packing to leave · Walking in his garden · Floating in his pool · Waiting by the telephone
- What image does Nick return to in the novel's closing lines?
A clock on a mantelpiece · The eyes above the ash heaps · Shirts thrown across a table · Boats beating against a current
- What does the valley of ashes do in the novel's geography?
Offers a refuge from East Egg · Lies on the road to Louisville · Marks the city's new industry · Shows the cost of others' ease
- What verdict does Nick finally reach on Tom and Daisy?
That they were simply unlucky · That they were careless people · That they regretted the summer · That they had been punished
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Is this The Great Gatsby Themes quiz free?
Yes. All 11 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 Themes quiz cover?
11 themes questions drawn from every part of The Great Gatsby. The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. It tests theme at standard, 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.
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