The Great Gatsby Ch. 8

 Why was (is) Gatsby so attracted to Daisy (according to Gatsby)?

• He enjoyed competing with other men over her affection
• Gatsby fell in love with her rich, expensive surroundings. Even though he had no "real" right to be with her.
• None of the other answers.
• He liked the faced that she was experienced--many men had already loved Daisy.

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 George Wilson believes that the man in the yellow car was the same man who...

• was having an affair with Myrtle.
• stopped to get gas at his station.
• tried to sell him a car last year.
• wanted to take Myrtle out West.

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Wilson equates the advertisement on the billboard with...

• the Valley of Ashes.
• the eyes of God.
• the terrors of alcohol.
• Satan and death

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What is symbolized by the "late summer leaves" Gatsby is staring at while floating in his pool?

• Daisy's charm and beauty.
• The immorality of America during the 1920's.
• The violence in men's hearts.
• Gatsby's faded dreams.

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 George Wilson believes that the man in the yellow car was the same man who...

• was having an affair with Myrtle.
• stopped to get gas at his station.
• tried to sell him a car last year.
• wanted to take Myrtle out West.

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What reasons does Gatsby give for Daisy’s original decision to marry Tom?

• She thought Gatsby had died in the war.
• She didn’t think Gatsby would wait for her.
• Deep down, she had always loved Tom.
• Tom has good social standing and was acceptable to her parents.

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Why does Gatsby want the gardener to wait to drain the pool?

• He has never used it and wants to take a swim
• He plans on drowning himself in it.
• He is planning to throw a party that evening
• He likes the way the moon reflects off of it

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What does Nick tell Gatsby before leaving him?

• Daisy never loved Gatsby
• Gatsby is better than Daisy and her friends.
• He wishes he’d stayed in Minneapolis
• Gatsby will always be his friend

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Why does Wilson conclude that Myrtle was killed by her lover?

• Tom tells him.
• Myrtle whispers this to him before she dies.
• The Dr. Eckleburg billboard reveals this to him.
• He is told this in a dream.

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Who kills Gatsby?

• Meyer Wolfshiem
• Tom Buchanan
• George Wilson
• Daisy Buchanan

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