Gatsby Chapter 7 Review

Why did the parties abruptly stop at Gatsby’s in Chapter 7?

• the parties were thrown in the hope that Daisy would come, now that they were together he didn't need them anymore

• Gatsby ran out of money and was in danger of losing the house

• after Tom ruined his party Gatsby didn't want to have anymore in fear of him coming back

• Gatsby realized he could never compete with Tom, and became very depressed

What is the significance of Daisy’s question to her daughter, “How do you like mother’s friends?…Don’t you think they’re pretty?”

• it shows that Daisy is insecure and shallow

• it shows that she really values her daughter's opinion

• it shows that she is a caring mother who wants her daughter to have opinions

• it shows that she wants Gatsby in her life

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What does Tom Buchanan suddenly realize when Daisy and Gatsby’s eyes met?

• he sees that Gatsby and Daisy are in love

• he sees that Gatsby and Daisy have a past and that he stole Daisy from Gatsby

• he sees that Gatsby is in love with Daisy, but she is trying to avoid him

• he sees that Nick is in love with his cousin, and Gatsby is covering for him

What does Gatsby mean about Daisy when he says, “Her voice is full of money”?

• because of her family's wealth, she is money; she is the embodiment of two things Gatsby covets

• she was able to marry Tom who has a lot of money from his family, her voice is about to charm the rich with their money

• Daisy has a lot of money through her marriage to Tom, so she is able to be better educated and sounds more sophisticated

• when Daisy married Tom she became unreachable for Gatsby, just like the large fortune he will never have

What plan does George reveal to Tom when they stop for gas?

• he says he and Myrtle are moving west

• he says he and Myrtle are getting divorced because she's cheating on him

• he says he's sick and will soon die from his illness, and he wants to provide some security for Myrtle

• he says he wants Tom to invest in his shop to help make improvements and bring in more money

What does Tom say that makes Gatsby fear that all his dreams may have vanished?

• he mentions Gatsby's illegal activities to Daisy

• he tells Daisy about Gatsby's cowardice in the war

• he confesses to his affair with Myrtle and tells Daisy he really loves her

• he pleads with Daisy and tells her we'll be a better man

Why does Myrtle run out in front of Gatsby's yellow car?

• she saw Tom in it before and thought it was his

• she lost money in one of Gatsby's schemes and wanted to confront him

• she wanted to tell Daisy about her affair with Tom

• she loved Gatsby from the start and wanted to be with him

What might be the reason to make the weather so horribly hot in chapter 7?

• to add to the tension and emotional heat between Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom

• to make the reader aware that it takes place during the summer

• to create a scene of peace and tranquility that mirrors the events of the chapter

• to build the suspense between Tom and Nick and the feelings they are both denying

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Why is Wilson sick in chapter 7?

• he found out that Myrtle was having an affair

• he had inhaled too much ash and gas fumes

• he had become obsessed with the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg

• he was usually sick because of where he worked

How does Tom Buchanan view his acts of adultery in relation to Daisy?

• he believes that men are genetically dispositioned to sleep around, but women must make a conscious decision to do it

• he thinks it's OK for him because he's a man, but women should be more open about what they do and he's mad only that she hid it

• he believed that women and men should be equal and treated equally and the double standards of society are wrong

• he feels like he should be rewarded for coming back to her, but that her affair is unacceptable behavior and a symptom of a corrupted modern society

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