Study Guide for :The Great Gatsby & Comprehension Test

The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
About_
This study guide accompanies a chapter-by-chapter reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, following Nick
Carraway’s summer among the wealthy residents of West Egg and East Egg. It is designed to check comprehension,
encourage close reading, and prompt deeper discussion of the novel’s themes of wealth, class, and unattainable
dreams. Each of the nine chapters includes factual recall questions with an answer key, along with open-ended
critical thinking questions. This study guide contains 117 questions across 9 chapter sections (90 Factual + 27
Critical), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity.
What’s Included_
This study guide features 9 sets of 10 Factual Questions with an answer key (90 total), 9 sets of 3 Critical Analysis
Questions (27 total), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity (8 traits + evidence prompt +
critical thinking question).
Target Grades_
Grades 9-11
Teacher Note_
This guide is built to save you preparation time while still pushing students toward genuine comprehension and
analysis, not just plot recall. The factual questions confirm students are tracking the story, while the critical
questions and character study invite them to wrestle with Fitzgerald’s themes on their own terms. We hope it
makes your classroom discussions richer and your planning a little lighter.