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- 1. Multiple Choice
At the beginning of chapter 7, we learn that Gatsby fired all of his servants. What was his reason?
His servants were inviting too many people over for his parties; they were getting out of hand.
Meyer Wolfsheim advised Gatsby to get rid of all of the servants for safety reasons.
He did not fire his servants because he did not have any to begin with.
Daisy and Gatsby are now having an affair, and they wanted to avoid anyone gossiping.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why is the weather significant to this chapter?
It's raining, which symbolizes the sadness that Daisy feels about her failed marriage.
It's hot, which symbolizes the heated feelings of all of the characters of chapter 7.
It's cold, which symbolizes how Daisy feels toward Tom when she finds out about his cheating.
It's foggy, which symbolizes how confused everyone feels after the day's events.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Gatsby’s reaction to Daisy’s child?He says he has always dreamed of having childrenHe looks at her with surprise, not quite sure what to doHe hugs the child and says she looks just like DaisyHe backs away, saying that he is uncomfortable around children
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does Daisy say that signals to Tom that she is cheating with Gatsby?
"She doesn't look like her father" (117).
"Make us a cold drink" (116).
"You know I love you" (116).
"You always look so cool" (119).
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why does Tom insist upon driving Gatsby's car to town?
Tom just found out that Daisy is cheating, but he is old money and must show restraint (he cannot just fight Gatsby). The only thing he can think to do is mock and drive Gatsby's car.
Tom just found out that Daisy is cheating, so he wants to crash Gatsby's car as revenge.
Tom just found out that Daisy is cheating, so he plans to sell Gatsby's car as revenge.
Tom just found out that Daisy is cheating, so he plans to frame Gatsby for murder as revenge.
- 6. Multiple Choice
When Tom, Nick, and Jordan get into Gatsby's car to go to town, Tom realizes that...
the car has no gas, and they cannot drive.
the car has no license plates, so they are going to get in trouble.
he forgot to grab the whiskey for the party in New York.
Nick and Jordan have known about Daisy and Gatsby's affair the whole time.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What did George Wilson do to his wife Myrtle?
He took her to the hospital to have her broken nose fixed. He wants her to know he loves her and forgives her, no matter what she has done.
He beats her in a jealous rage. He overheard her talking to her sister about Tom.
He locked her in her room. He suspects she is having an affair, and he wants to take her out west to start over.
He brought her flowers and promised to be a better husband. He is worried that she will leave him.
- 8. Multiple Choice
About half way down on page 124, Nick explains, "Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil, but I perceived, after a moment, that other eyes were regarding us with peculiar intensity from less than twenty feet away." Why is this line so important to understanding the end of the chapter?
Eyes represent the truth, but everyone in this scene is a liar: Tom, Jordan, Nick, George, and Myrtle.
Eyes represent the truth, and the truth is that Gatsby switched cars with Tom so that Tom would get arrested.
Eyes represent the truth, and the truth is that Tom wants to get rid of Myrtle so that he does not lose his wife to Gatsby.
Eyes are supposed to represent the truth, but Myrtle only THINKS she knows the truth: she believes that Jordan is Daisy when she looks out the window while Tom gets gas.
- 9. Multiple Choice
When Tom asks Gatsby about Oxford, what do we find out?
Gatsby earned a degree in business from Oxford after the war.
Gatsby failed out of Oxford.
Gatsby attended Oxford briefly, then came back to the U.S.
Gatsby never attended Oxford; he only attended St. Olaf.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why is it ironic that there is a wedding in the first floor of the Plaza Hotel while the five are in the room upstairs?
It is ironic because Tom and Daisy talk about their wedding.
It is ironic because they are at the hotel so that Daisy can end her marriage to Tom and instead be with Gatsby.
It is ironic because Nick proposes to Jordan.
It's ironic because it is Nick's birthday.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceGatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom...that Gatsby is the father of her daughter.that she never loved him.that she no longer loves him and loves Gatsby instead.that she will continue to be Gatsby's mistress as long as Tom keeps cheating.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhile driving Gatsby's car, _____ kills Myrtle.GatsbyTomNickDaisy
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat detail helps Tom realize it is Gatsby's car that hit Myrtle?Gatsby was seen trying to help MyrtleWitnesses said the car was yellowMyrtle's dying words were "Gatsby"Gatsby's medal was left behind
- 14. Multiple Choice
We know that Tom "won" Daisy for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Tom lets Gatsby drive Daisy, and he drops her off at Tom's house.
Tom proves that Gatsby is new money, and that he earned his money illegally through bootlegging and other shady business.
Daisy says that she cannot claim to have never loved Tom.
Tom agrees to go to counseling.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why is this line from Nick important?
"'No...I just remembered that today's my birthday" (135).
Tom brought whiskey to celebrate Nick's milestone birthday.
Daisy's whole reason for going to the Plaza Hotel was to surprise her cousin Nick for his birthday.
Nick is so caught up in the lives of selfish, shallow people, that he doesn't remember his own life.
Gatsby is Nick's only true friend; he waits at Daisy's house to make sure Nick had a good birthday.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How and why does Myrtle die?
She gets hit by Tom's car because Daisy is jealous of her.
She gets hit by Gatsby's car because Daisy is jealous of her.
She gets hit by Tom's car because Daisy was afraid of hitting another car--it was just a simple accident.
She gets hit by Gatsby's car because Daisy was afraid of hitting another car--it was just a simple accident.
- 17. Multiple Choice
At the end of the chapter, what are we supposed to infer by Nick's observation of Tom and Daisy: "They weren't happy...and yet they weren't unhappy either. There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture, and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together" (145).
That Tom and Daisy are conspiring to kill Myrtle.
That Tom and Daisy are planning to stay together.
That Nick and Jordan are jealous of what Daisy and Gatsby have together.
That Gatsby is worried that Tom is going to hurt Daisy.
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