Chapter 6 Quiz — The Great Gatsby

What is Gatsby's real name?

• Jay West
• James Gatz
• James Cody
• John Gatsby

Where does James Gatz first encounter Dan Cody?

• At a party in New York
• On the shore of Lake Superior
• At St. Olaf college
• In a bar in Duluth

How long did Gatsby work for Dan Cody?

• One year
• Three years
• Five years
• Ten years

Why did Gatsby never receive the 5,000 Cody left him?

• Cody changed his will before dying
• Ella Kaye used a legal device to seize it
• The money was lost in a bank failure
• Gatsby refused to accept it

How does Gatsby introduce Tom Buchanan at his party?

• As a banker from East Egg
• As Nick's cousin
• As the polo player
• As a friend of Daisy's

What does Nick mean when he says Gatsby sprang from his "Platonic conception of himself"?

• Gatsby was inspired by Greek philosophy
• Gatsby's identity was an idealized self-image he invented
• Gatsby had a platonic friendship with Cody
• Gatsby was born into an aristocratic family

What does Gatsby want Daisy to do after she leaves Tom?

• Move to New York with him
• Go back to Louisville and marry him from her house
• Travel to Europe together
• Stay at his mansion in West Egg

Why does Daisy dislike Gatsby's party?

• She is jealous of other women there
• She finds West Egg's vulgarity and rawness appalling
• The music is too loud for her
• She argues with Tom during the party

Gatsby attended St. Olaf college in Minnesota before meeting Dan Cody.

Tom and Daisy arrive together at Gatsby's party for the first time in Chapter 6.

Gatsby successfully joins Tom, Mr. Sloane, and the woman for dinner at her home.

In the phrase "the service of a vast, vulgar and meretricious beauty," what does "meretricious" mean?

• Meritorious and praiseworthy
• Superficially attractive but having no real value
• Extremely beautiful beyond description
• Related to commerce or trade

When Nick says "what had amused me then turned septic on the air now," what does "septic" mean figuratively?

• Clean and sterile
• Infected and poisonous
• Exciting and energetic
• Quiet and subdued

What does "dilatory" mean in "The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive"?

• Luxurious and expensive
• Slow and unhurried
• Brightly illuminated
• Newly purchased