1) 1. Parcel-( I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth.) What is the definition of parcel? A. journey taken for pressure B. divide into parts C. a collection if material wrapped together  2) 2. Elation- (No--Gatsby turned out alright at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.) What is an antonym for elation? A. melancholy B.contented C. depression D. buoyant   3) 3. Abortive- No--Gatsby turned out alright at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men. What is the synonym for abortive? A. futile B. concluded C. consomme D. inaugurate 4) 4. Epigram- This isn't just an epigram--life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all. What is the synonym for epigram? A. aphorism B. silence C. drivel  5) 5. Languidly-Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips the two young women preceded us out onto a rosy-colored porch open toward the sunset where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind. What is a synonym for languidly? A.forcefully B. diligently C. energetically D. sluggish 6) 6. Vigil- Tom and Miss Baker, with several feet of twilight between them strolled back into the library, as if to a vigil beside a perfectly tangible body while trying to look pleasantly interested and a little deaf I followed Daisy around a chain of connecting verandas to the porch in front. What is the antonym for vigil? A. sleep B.surveillance C. sentential D. insomnia 7) 7. Supercilious-He had changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. What is the antonym for supercilious? A.haughty B. demure C. scornful D.contemptuous  8) 8.Elocution- Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it 5.00-6.00 P.M. What is a synonym for elocution?A. inarticulation B. gibberish C.pronunciation D. chatter  9) 9. Pasquinade- When Michaelis’s testimony at the inquest brought to light Wilson’s suspicions of his wife I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade—but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn’t say a word. What is the antonym for pasquinade? A.satire B.burlesque C.caricature D. earnest  10) 10. Garrulous- I suppose there’d be a curious crowd around there all day with little boys searching for dark spots in the dust and some garrulous man telling over and over what had happened until it became less and less real even to him and he could tell it no longer and Myrtle Wilson’s tragic achievement was forgotten. What is the synonym for? A.taciturn B.brief C.loquatious D. curt  11) 11. Tumultuous- Fifty feet from the door a dozen headlights illuminated a bizarre and tumultuous scene. What is the antonym for tumultuous? A. obstreperous B. harmonious C. tempestuous D. clamorous  12) 12. Perturb-Tom was evidently perturbed at Daisy’s running around alone, for on the following Saturday night he came with her to Gatsby’s party. What is the correct definition for perturbed? A. a feeling of anxiety B. free from disturbance C. a period in the past that was idyllically peaceful 13) 13. dilatory- dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive. What is the incorrect definition for dilatory? A.avoiding work B. slow to act C. having meaning  14) 14.Amorphous- A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about … like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees. What is the correct part of speech for amorphous? A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb 15) 15. Sette-In its deep gloom we sat down side by side on a wicker settee. What is the correct part of speech for sette? A.noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb 16) 16. Deft-Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand. What is the correct part of speech for deft? A.noun B. verb C. Adjective D. adverb  17) 17.Rotogravure- I knew now why her face was familiar—its pleasing contemptuous expression had looked out at me from many rotogravure pictures of the sporting life at Asheville and Hot Springs and Palm Beach. What is the correct part of speech for rotogravure? A.Noun B.verb C.adjective D.adverb 18) 18. Borough- Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness or forgot them and moved away. What is the correct part of speech for the borough? A noun B. verbs C. Adjective D. adverb 19) 19. Harlequin-On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors d'oeuvres, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold. What is the antonym for Harlequin? A.zany B. farceur C. tartan D. dull  20) 20. Prodigality-Laughter is easier, minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word. What is the synonym for the word prodigality? A.economy B.squander C. frugality D.parsimony   21) 21. Spectroscopic- Instead of rambling this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the countryside—East Egg condescending to West Egg, and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gayety. 22) What is the part of speech for the word spectroscopic? A.noun B.verb C.adjective D.adverb  23) 22. Echolalia-There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden. What is the part of speech for echolalia? A. noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb 24) 23. Asunder- Even Jordan’s party, the quartet from East Egg, were rent asunder by dissension. What is the antonym for asunder? A.combined B.jointly C. adrift  25) 24. Caterwaul-The caterwauling horns had reached a crescendo and I turned away and cut across the lawn toward home. What is the part of speech for caterwauling? A. Noun B. verb C. adjective D. adverb 26) 25. Succulent-A succulent hash arrived, and Mr. Wolfshiem, forgetting the more sentimental atmosphere of the old Metropole, began to eat with ferocious delicacy. What is the part of speech for succulent? A. noun B. verb C. adjective D.adverb 27) 1.‘But I need money pretty (bad/badly) and I was wondering what you were going to do with your old car.’   28) 2. Several old copies of ‘Town Tattle ‘(lay/lie) on the table together with a copy of ‘Simon Called Peter’ and some of the small scandal magazines of Broadway.  29) 3. The moon had (risen/raise/rise/rose) higher, and floating in the Sound was a triangle of silver scales, trembling a little to the stiff, tiny drip of the banjos on the lawn. 30) 4.As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host but the two or three people of (whom/who) I asked his whereabouts stared at me in such an amazed way and denied so vehemently any knowledge of his movements that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table—the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone. 31) 5. I wondered if the fact that he was not drinking helped to (sit/set/sat) him off from his guests, for it seemed to me that he grew more correct as the fraternal hilarity increased.  32) 6.‘Whenever he sees I’m having a (good/well) time he wants to go home.’ 33) 8. At any rate, Miss Baker’s lips fluttered, she nodded at me almost imperceptibly and then quickly tipped her head back again—the object she was balancing had obviously tottered a little and (given/gave) her something of a fright. 34) 9. When he had (gone/went) half way he turned around and stared at the scene—his wife and Catherine scolding and consoling as they stumbled here and there among the crowded furniture with articles of aid, and the despairing figure on the couch bleeding fluently and trying to spread a copy of ‘Town Tattle’ over the tapestry scenes of Versailles. 35) 10. I waited, and (sure/surely) enough, in a moment she looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged.  36) 11. “Most affectations conceal something eventually, even though they don’t in the beginning” What type of phrase is “ In the beginning.” A. Participial Phrase B. Prepositional Phrase C. Infinitive Phrase D. Appositive Phrase  37) 12.”My family all died and I came into a good deal of money.” What type of sentence is this? A. Compound B. Simple C. Complex D. Compound-Complex 38) 13. “The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon.” What type of sentence is this? A.Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-Complex 39) 14. “They were never quite the same ones in physical person but they were so identical one with another that it inevitably seemed they had been there before.” What type of sentence is this? A. Simple B. Compound C.Complex D. Compound-Complex  40) 15. “Wilson felt he needed to lock up Murtle.” What type of phrase is this? A.Infinitive Phrase B. Gerund Phrase  41) 16. “In his blue gardens, men and girls came and went like moths whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” What type of phrase is this? A. Infinitive Phrase B. Gerund Phrase  42) 17. “Daisy wanted to go to the city.” What type of phrase is this? A. Infinitive Phase B.Gerund Phrase 43) 18. “I lived at west egg the well less fashionable of the two though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.” What type of phrase is this sentence? A.Participial Phrase B.Prepositional Phrase C.Infinitive Phrase D. Appositive Phrase  44) 19. “The sound of laughter and chatter filled the house of Gatsby” What type of phrase is this sentence? A.Participial Phrase B.Prepositional Phrase C.Infinitive Phrase D. Appositive Phrase  45) 20. “I looked at Miss Baker wondering what she had got done.”What type of phrase is this sentence? A.Participial Phrase B.Prepositional Phrase C.Infinitive Phrase D. Appositive Phrase  46) 21. “ His speaking voice a gruff husky tenor added to the impression of fractious he conveyed?” What type of phrase is this? A.Participial Phrase B. Prepositional Phrase C.Infinitive Phrase D.Appositive Phrase 47) 22. “I was confused and a little disgusted as I drove away.” What type of phrase is this? A. Independent Clause B. Subordinate Clause  48) 23. “I turned toward Mr. Gatsby but he was no longer there.” What type of phrase is this? A.Participial Phrase B. Prepositional Phrase C.Infinitive Phrase D.Appositive Phrase 49) 24. “Throwing a regal homecoming glance around the neighborhood Mrs.Wilson gathered up her dog and her other purchases and went haughtily in.” What type of phrase is this? A.Participial Phrase B. Prepositional Phrase C.Infinitive Phrase D.Appositive Phrase 50) 25. “Mrs. Baker had mentioned him at dinner and that would do for an introduction.” What type of phrase is this? A. Independent Clause B. Subordinate Clause 51) 1. What are the two emotions Nick feels when he leaves Daisy and Tom's house in chapter 1? 52) Confused and somewhat disgusted B.Upset and suspicious C.Joyful D.Buoyant  53) 2. Who's Gatsby's Father? A.Jimmy Gatz B.Timmy Gatz C.Henry Gatz D. Nick Gatz 54) 3. What did both Gatsby and Carraway participate in? A.Adultery B.The great war C. Bootlegging D. Murder  55) 5. Identify the speaker of this quote “Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!" A.Daisy B.Tom C.Myrtle D.Gatsby  56) 6.Which character shoots Gatsby? A.Tom B.Nick C. George D. Himself  57) 7. Does Gatsby want Daisy to admit her part in Myrtle's death? A.No B. Yes  58) 8.Who is driving the car when Myrtle is hit? A.Gatsby B. Daisy C.Tom D. George  59) 9.What college did Gatsby attend for a short time? A.Stanford B.Yale. C.Harvard D.Oxford   60) 10.Where was Gatsby when he was killed A.Pool B. Kitchen C. Bathroom D.Garden  61) 11.Who Narrates the story A.Tom B. Nick C. Jordan D. Daily  62) 12.What does Myrtle buy when she is out with Tom and Nick?A.Cat B. Valentino white bag C.Dog D.Sushi  63) 13.Who is a business associate of Gatsby's A.Tom B. Nick C. George D.Meyer Wolfsheim 64) 14.The book takes place in what state in the USA? A.New York B.California C.Ohio D. Idaho 65) 15.What color is Gatsby's car? A.Red B.Green. C. Yellow D.Black 66) 16.What color was the light across the bay that Gatsby always stared at A. Blue B.Green C.Yellow D.Red  67) 17.When does Great Gatsby place +A. 1920 B.1945 C. 1950 D.1919  68) 19. What is the name of the man that owns a business in the Valley of Ashes A.Owl Eyes B.George C.Michaels D. Klipspringer  69) 20.True or false: Tom Buchanan gained all of his wealth shortly after collage. A.True B.False 70) 21.Which egg was more respected A.West egg B.East egg  71) 22.What sport does Jordan play A. tennis B. Basketball C. Golf D. Tennis  72) 23.What does tom do when myrtle screams daisy's name at him A.Sleeps B. Tapes her mouth shut C. Cries D.Break her nose   73) 24.When he renews his acquaintance with Daisy at Nick's house, what does Gatsby knock off the mantle? A.Clock B.Picture Frame C. Candle D.Urn 74) 25.What is Nick's relationship to Daisy? A.Brother B.Nephew C.Friends D.Cousins

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