Hommen/Tang-Johnson Name: ______
Great Gatsby Questions – Chapter 7
Page 125:
- What is the weather like? Notice how this will affect the mood of this chapter.
- Read the following quote: “Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space” (125). Which two characters is this describing?
- What does Tom realize about Daisy on this page?
- Where are they all going?
Pages127-128:
- How does Gatsby describe Daisy’s voice? What does it mean and how do you think this truth about Daisy will affect the story?
- What is the situation with the cars?
- Who will drive in Gatsby’s car?
- Who will drive in Tom’s car?
- What has Tom been doing about Gatsby?
Pages129-131:
- What does Wilson ask Tom for? Why?
- What lie does Tom tell Wilson?
Great Gatsby Questions – Chapter 7 continued
Pages129-131 continued:
- What has Wilson just figured out and what does he do about it?
- What is ironic about both of Tom and Wilson’s situations?
- Who is watching Tom in Gatsby’s car?
- Who does Myrtle think Jordan is?
Page 132-133:
- Where do Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan end up?
- What is the mood like on these pages?
- Make a prediction. What will happen next?
Pages134-137:
- Why is it ironic that a wedding is happening downstairs?
- What is the truth about Gatsby being “an Oxford man”? Is he really?
- When Tom confront Gatsby about his affair with Daisy, how does Gatsby counter his attack?
Great Gatsby Questions – Chapter 7 continued
Pages138-142:
- Describe Daisy’s behavior when she is put on the spot about loving Gatsby or Tom.
- What did Tom find out about Gatsby and how he made his money?
- How does Gatsby react to Tom’s accusations?
- Who is driving home is Gatsby’s yellow car?
- Who is driving home in Tom’s blue car?
Pages143-149:
- Who is Michaelis?
- Why does Myrtle run away from Wilson? What happens to her?
- What does did the driver of the yellow car do after the accident?
- How does Tom clear his name (since he had been driving the yellow car earlier)?
Pages150-153:
- Who is hiding in the Tom and Daisy’s back yard? How does Nick feel about him?
- Who was driving the car that hit Myrtle? Who will take the blame?
- 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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