Great gatsby

1. what does the italicized word mean?

the "punctilious" host checked to see that each napkin was correctly folded.
cruel
hungry
thorough

2. which of the following words is an antonym for "garrulous"?
kind
rude
silent***

3. which of the following words is a synonym for "laudable"?
admirable***
happy
trustworthy

4. which of the following words is a synonym for "notoriety"?
fame***
freedom
rejection

5. what does the italicized word mean?

the "portentous" actor stood up to receive the award, even though his name hadn’t yet been called.
arrogant
confident
excited

6. which of the following is an antonym for truculent?
bad mannered
courageous
even tempered

7. in "the great gatsby," george wilson finds out who owned the yellow car from
daisy.
the police.
tom.

8. in "the great gatsby," the only character who comes to know all of the details of the accident and all the complex relationships involved is
gatsby.
nick.
tom.

9. in "the great gatsby," why won’t tom give up daisy?
he loves her.
she is one of his possessions.
she is the one with all the money.

10. which words best describe daisy from "the great gatsby? "
brave and honest
cruel and calculating
weak and selfish

11. in "the great gatsby," why did gatsby buy his house in west egg?
he could not afford a house in east egg.
he liked big houses.
he wanted to be near daisy.

12. the great gatsby is told from which point of view?
first-person
first-person omniscient
third-person omniscient

13. is nick, from "the great gatsby," a trustworthy narrator?

14. choose a symbol from "the great gatsby." explain what it means literally as well as its significance to the text.

15. what do you think the title, "the great gatsby," means? is gatsby “great”? why or why not?