| According to Gatsby, why did he hire all new servants? | so they wouldn’t gossip |
| At the Buchanan’s home, why does Gatsby stare at their daughter with surprise? | Gatsby didn’t believe that Daisy’s daughter actually existed |
| Describe Daisy’s behavior toward Gatsby at lunch, even with her husband in the room. | – when Tom leaves the room, Daisy kisses Gatsby |
| When Tom, Nick and Jordan stop at the gas station to fill up Gatsby’s car, George Wilson is sick. Why is he so sick? | because Myrtle is having an affair and has another life |
| When they all go to hang out at the Plaza Hotel, the tension between Tom and Gatsby is intense. Who finally brings up Daisy? What does he say? | – Tom- Gatsby is trying to steal Daisy |
| What does Gatsby tell Tom about Daisy? | Daisy doesn’t love Tom and she only married him because of the money |
| What is Daisy’s reaction to Gatsby’s revelation? | she did love Tom at one point, but she loved Gatsby too |
| In the heat of their argument, Tom makes some terrible allegations about Gatsby’s income. We don’t know if they’re true, but how does that change Daisy’s resolution to leave her husband? | Daisy loses all her courage to leave her husband when she found out how Gatsby made his money |
| What happens to Myrtle Wilson when her husband finally unlocks her door? | she gets hit by a car |
| Who was driving the yellow car? | Daisy |
| How does Nick know that Tom won’t try to harm Daisy that night? | Tom is thinking about Myrtle |
| When Nick sees Tom and Daisy at their kitchen table, what do they appear to be doing? | talking; they seem to have an intimacy between them |
| Is Tom a hypocrite for reaction the way he did about Daisy and Gatsby? Why or why not? | yes; he had already been breaking up their family sense the beginning of their marriage |
The Great Gatsby: Chapters 7 Questions
March 25, 2020