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Great Gatsby Questions – Chapter 7

Page 125:

  1. What is the weather like? Notice how this will affect the mood of this chapter.
  1. Read the following quote: “Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space” (125). Which two characters is this describing?
  1. What does Tom realize about Daisy on this page?
  1. Where are they all going?

Pages127-128:

  1. How does Gatsby describe Daisy’s voice? What does it mean and how do you think this truth about Daisy will affect the story?
  1. What is the situation with the cars?
  1. Who will drive in Gatsby’s car?
  1. Who will drive in Tom’s car?
  1. What has Tom been doing about Gatsby?

Pages129-131:

  1. What does Wilson ask Tom for? Why?
  1. What lie does Tom tell Wilson?

Great Gatsby Questions – Chapter 7 continued

Pages129-131 continued:

  1. What has Wilson just figured out and what does he do about it?
  1. What is ironic about both of Tom and Wilson’s situations?
  1. Who is watching Tom in Gatsby’s car?
  1. Who does Myrtle think Jordan is?

Page 132-133:

  1. Where do Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan end up?
  1. What is the mood like on these pages?
  1. Make a prediction. What will happen next?

Pages134-137:

  1. Why is it ironic that a wedding is happening downstairs?
  1. What is the truth about Gatsby being “an Oxford man”? Is he really?
  1. When Tom confront Gatsby about his affair with Daisy, how does Gatsby counter his attack?

Great Gatsby Questions – Chapter 7 continued

Pages138-142:

  1. Describe Daisy’s behavior when she is put on the spot about loving Gatsby or Tom.
  1. What did Tom find out about Gatsby and how he made his money?
  1. How does Gatsby react to Tom’s accusations?
  1. Who is driving home is Gatsby’s yellow car?
  2. Who is driving home in Tom’s blue car?

Pages143-149:

  1. Who is Michaelis?
  2. Why does Myrtle run away from Wilson? What happens to her?
  1. What does did the driver of the yellow car do after the accident?
  2. How does Tom clear his name (since he had been driving the yellow car earlier)?

Pages150-153:

  1. Who is hiding in the Tom and Daisy’s back yard? How does Nick feel about him?
  2. Who was driving the car that hit Myrtle? Who will take the blame?
  3. At the end of this chapter, Gatsby is waiting outside the Buchanan’s house all night while Tom and Daisy have ‘returned’ to each other inside the house. Write a reaction to Chapter 7 and make a prediction about what will happen next.

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