Chapter 7
Why does Gatsby stop hosting his parties in Chapter 7?
He only wanted Daisy to attend, and she already has
Where does the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby occur?
Plaza hotel in NYC
Who tells George Wilson that Gatsby owns the car?
Tom
Who tells George where to find Gatsby?
Tom
Who attends Gatsby’s funeral?
Only Nick, Owl Eyes, and Gatsby’s father
What major change does Gatsby make regarding his servants?
He fires all of them
What color is the car that kills Myrtle?
Yellow
What does Nick tell Gatsby to do at the beginning of Chapter 8?
Get away for sometime
Why does Gatsby want the gardener to wait to drain the pool?
He has never used it and wants to go for a swim
What did Nick decide to do after Gatsby passed away?
Move back to the Midwest
What does Tom accuse Gatsby of?
Being a bootlegger
What does Gatsby still believe even after the confrontation?
Daisy will leave Tom
What does George Wilson believe about Myrtle’s death?
She was killed by her lover
Where is Gatsby when he is killed?
In his pool
How does Wolfsheim respond when Nick asks him to attend the funeral?
He doesn't want to be involved
Why does Gatsby replace his servants?
Daisy wants privacy
Who was driving the car that killed Myrtle?
Daisy
What does Nick tell Gatsby before leaving him?
Gatsby is worth more than the Buchanans and their friends
How does George Wilson die?
He shoots himself
What is the final line of the novel?
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
How does Gatsby describe Daisy’s love for him? (In the hotel)
"You loved me too"
Why is it important to Gatsby that Daisy says she never loved Tom, only him?
Gatsby needs Daisy to say she never loved Tom to validate his dream that their love was the only true one — and that he can still “repeat the past.”
How does Nick describe Gatsby’s dream at the end of Chapter 8?
“He paid a high price for living too long with a single dream.”
George Wilson believes that the man in the yellow car was the same man who _____________?
Having an affair with Myrtle
What is the significance of the green light at the end of the novel?
It symbolizes Gatsby’s unattainable dream and the broader American Dream