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chapter 7 - 9 Flashcards

1
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Why does Nick go over to Gatsby’s house on Saturday night to check on him?

A

The lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night

Nick wondered if he was sick

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Why does Gatsby fire all his servants?

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He wanted people who wouldn’t gossip

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What is the weather like on the day of Daisy’s luncheon?

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Broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest of summer

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What is the first thing Daisy does when Tom leaves the room to make drinks?

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She got up and went over to Gatsby and pulled his face down, kissing him on the mouth. She murmured, “You know I love you”

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What is Gatsby’s reaction when he looks at Pammy?

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He kept looking at the child with surprise

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What does Tom hear Daisy telling Gatsby?

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Daisy telling Gatsby she loves him

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7
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Where does Daisy suggest she and her guests go during the luncheon?

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town

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What does Gatsby say about Daisy’s voice?

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Full of money

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9
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What car does Tom want to drive when they all leave the tea party?

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Gatsby’s Car

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10
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Why does Wilson need money?

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He wants to go West with his wife

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Why does Tom feel panicked when he leaves Wilson’s garage?

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His secure and inviolate wife and mistress were slipping precipitately from his control

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12
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What is Gatsby’s answer when Tom asks him when he went to Oxford?

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He went in 1919 for 5 months so he can’t really call himself an Oxford man

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13
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What is Tom’s reaction to Gatsby’s revelation about his relationship with Daisy?

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He says that Daisy sometimes gets foolish ideas in her head and doesn’t know what she’s doing

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What does Tom find out about Gatsby’s drugstores in Chicago?

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Gatsby and Wolfshiem brought up a lot of side-street drug stores and sold grain alcohol over the counter

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15
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What is Daisy’s emotional state as the day goes on?

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Terrified

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16
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Whom does Tom tell Daisy to ride home with?

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Gatsby

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17
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How long does Mr. Wilson plan on keeping his wife locked up above his car repair business?

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Until the day after tomorrow

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18
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Who is driving the car that kills Mrs. Wilson?

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Daisy

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What does Nick see as he looks through Daisy and Tom’s window?

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he sees tom and daisy sitting across each other in their kitchen table, l with food and drink in between them, tom was talking with his hand over daisys, and she nodded with agreement

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What does Nick realize he must do when he hears a taxi arrive at Gatsby’s at dawn?

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He felt he had something to tell him, something to warn him about

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21
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Who does Gatsby want to talk about as he and Nick sit in the dark smoking cigarettes?

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Daisy

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How long are Daisy and Gatsby in love before he goes off to war?

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Three months

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23
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Where is Gatsby when he receives Daisy’s letter informing him of her relationship with Tom?

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Oxford

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24
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Where are Tom and Daisy when Gatsby returns to her home?

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Wedding trip

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25
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What is Gatsby’s financial state when he returns from France?

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He spent the last of his army pay and was penniless.

26
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What does Nick say to Gatsby about Daisy, Tom, and all their friends?

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“They’re a rotten crowd. Your’e worth the whole whole damn bunch put together.”

27
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How is Jordan’s voice when she calls Nick at his office?

A

Harsh and dry

28
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What does Nick say to Gatsby about Daisy, Tom, and all their friends?

A

“They’re a rotten crowd. Your’e worth the whole whole damn bunch put together.”

29
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Why can’t Nick get through to Gatsby on the phone after his conversation with Jordan?

A

The wire was being kept open for Long Distance from Detroit

30
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What is the condition of Myrtle Wilson’s sister on the night of the accident?

A

She was stupid with liquor

31
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Who stays with Mr. Wilson until dawn after his wife’s death?

A

Michaelis

32
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What is the stain on the workbench in Wilson’s garage?

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From Myrtles dead body lying

33
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What is Wilson doing in his garage after his wife’s death?

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He is groaning “oh my god”, rocking back and forth on the couch, and muttering incoherently.

34
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What item does Wilson find wrapped up in the drawer that upsets him?

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A small, expensive dog-leash made of leather and braided silver. It was apparently new.

35
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What is one of the last things Mr. Wilson says to Myrtle?

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“God knows what you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me, but you can’t fool God!”

36
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What does Michaelis find when he goes to Wilson’s garage four hours after dawn?

A

Wilson was gone

37
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What does Wilson find out about the yellow car that hit Myrtle?

A

It belongs to Gatsby

38
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How does Gatsby amuse himself as he waits for Daisy’s call?

A

Gatsby shouldered the mattress and started for the pool

39
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What does Nick imagine Gatsby’s reaction is to not receiving a message from Daisy?

A

Gatsby himself didn’t believe it would come, and perhaps he no longer cared.

40
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What does Nick discover when he rushes to Gatsby’s house?

A

Gatsby toward the house that

41
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How do the press and police refer to Wilson?

A

Madman

42
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What does Catherine tell the police about her sister Myrtle?

A

Myrtle had never seen Gatsby, she is completely happy with her husband. and had been into no mischief whatever

43
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What news does Nick receive when he calls Daisy to tell her about Gatsby’s death?

A

Daisy and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them

44
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What does Nick promise Gatsby as he looks upon his body?

A

“I’ll get somebody for you, Gatsby. Don’t worry. Just trust me and I’ll get somebody for you.”

45
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How does Nick feel about his relationship with Gatsby?

A

He began to have a feeling of defiance, of scornful solidarity between Gatsby and him against them all.

46
Q

Who sends a telegram three days after Gatsby’s death?

A

Henry C. Gatz

47
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What is the condition of Gatsby’s father when he arrives at the mansion?

A

He is solemn, helpless, and dismayed, at the point of collapse

48
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Why isn’t Klipspringer going to Gatsby’s funeral?

A

He is staying with some people up in Greenwich and they rather expect him to be with them

49
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Why isn’t Wolfsheim going to Gatsby’s funeral?

A

He says he “can’t get mixed up in things”

50
Q

What advice does Wolfsheim give to Nick?

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“Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”

51
Q

What did Gatsby buy for his father?

A

The house he lives in now

52
Q

What does Gatsby’s father tell Nick about Jimmy?

A

“Jimmy was bound to get ahead”

53
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How many people, other than Nick and Mr. Gatz, came to Gatsby’s funeral?

A

The minister, four or five servants, the postman and the man with owl-eyed glasses

54
Q

How does Nick envision his time at West Egg?

A

A night scene by El Greco

55
Q

Where does Nick decide to go after Gatsby’s funeral?

A

Back home

56
Q

Why does Nick go to see Jordan before he leaves West Egg?

A

He wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent sea to sweep his refuse away.

57
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What does Jordan admit to Nick about their previous conversation on the phone?

A

He threw her over on the phone. She doesn’t give a damn about him now, but it was a new experience for her, and she felt a little dizzy for a while.

58
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Who told Mr. Wilson that Gatsby owned the yellow car that killed Myrtle?

A

Tom

59
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What does Nick feel about Daisy and Tom?

A

They were careless people and let other people clean up the mess they had made

60
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What does Nick compare human kind to?

A

Boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past

ELA - 1st Semester (11th grade) (12 decks)

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