The Great Gatsby- Chapter 7

1. What event prompts Gatsby to dismiss his servants and replace them with connections from Meyer Wolfsheim's organization?

• a) Gatsby's birthday party

• b) Tom Buchanan's visit
  

• c) Daisy's arrival at Gatsby's mansion
  

• d) The heatwave in New York

  
  

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2. What reason does Tom give for not attending Gatsby's party?

• a) He is uninterested in socializing.
  

• b) He has business matters to attend to.
  

• c) He disapproves of Gatsby.
  

• d) He is feeling unwell.

  
  

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3. Why does Gatsby invite Nick Carraway to lunch in the city?

• a) To discuss business opportunities
  

• b) To meet Daisy for the first time
  

• c) To confront Tom Buchanan
  

• d) To ask for Nick's help in winning Daisy back

  
  

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4. What shocking revelation does Tom make during the confrontation in the hotel room?

• a) Gatsby's criminal activities
  

• b) Daisy's involvement with Gatsby
  

• c) Tom's affair with Myrtle Wilson
  

• d) Nick's true identity

  
  

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5. What is the outcome of the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom?

• a) Gatsby and Daisy decide to leave together.
  

• b) Tom convinces Daisy to stay with him.
  

• c) Daisy chooses neither Gatsby nor Tom.
  

• d) Gatsby physically attacks Tom.

  
  

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6. Who is driving the car that strikes Myrtle Wilson, leading to her death?

• a) Gatsby
  

• b) Tom
  

• c) Daisy
  

• d) Nick

  
  

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7. How does Gatsby react to Myrtle's death?

• a) He is devastated and takes responsibility.
  

• b) His only concern is for Daisy and he plans to take responsibility.
  

• c) He blames Tom for the accident.
  

• d) He feels indifferent, as he was not directly involved.

  
  

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8. What does George Wilson believe about the owner of the car that killed Myrtle?

• a) He believes it was Tom Buchanan's car.
  

• b) He thinks it was Gatsby's car.
  

• c) He suspects it was Nick Carraway's car.
  

• d) He is unsure about the car's owner.

  
  

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9. What happens to Gatsby's extravagant shirts during the argument between Gatsby and Tom?

• a) They are torn to pieces.
  

• b) Gatsby gives them to Tom as a peace offering.
  

• c) Tom throws them into the pool.
  

• d) Daisy takes them with her when she leaves.

  
  

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10. How does Chapter 7 end?

Choose the best answer.

• a) With Gatsby and Daisy rekindling their romance
  

• b) With Gatsby contemplating his future
  

• c) With Nick feeling disillusioned about the East
  

• d) With Tom and Daisy reconciling

  
  

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