Chapter 7 - Summary Flashcards
What does Gatsby tell Nick in relation to Daisy’s visits? What did Gatsby feel was necessary?
She “comes over quite often”
Replace servants with Wolfsheim employees
What does Gatsby lose interest in now he has Daisy?
“new money” way of life
What do Wolfsheim’s men suggest about Gatsby’s wealth?
Gatsby can’t escape corruption
Who has Daisy invited for lunch? Who else is there?
Gatsby and Nick
Jordan and Tom
What does Daisy do when Tom is out the room?
Kiss Gatsby and tells him she loves him
Who do the guests meet at dinner? What does Nick remark about Gatsby’s belief?
Pammy, Daisy’s child
He had “never really believed in its existence before”
Where does everyone sit for dinner? How can the atmosphere be described?
A “darkened” dining-room
Uncomfortable
What does Daisy ask about the rest of the day? Where does she suggest everyone goes?
What they do “the day after that, and the next 30 years”
“go to town”
What does Daisy tell Gatsby about his looks? How does Tom feel overhearing this?
He looks “so cool” like “the advertisement of the man”
“Astounded”
What sudden decision does Tom make?
He will join them in NY
What does Nick privately comment to Gatsby about Daisy? What does Gatsby say about Daisy’s voice?
She is very “indiscreet”
It is “full of money”
What does Tom decide he will drive? What does he let Gatsby drive?
Gatsby’s “big yellow” car
The coupe
Who does Gatsby take to NY? Who does Tom take?
Daisy
Jordan and Nick
What does Tom make clear to Nick and Jordan?
He knows about Daisy’s affair
Where does Gatsby stop for fuel?
Wilson’s garage
What does Wilson ask about to Tom? why?
Whether he could buy Tom’s car
Raise money to “go West”
Why is Tom “startled” from Wilson’s plan?
His mistress will be moving away
What does Wilson reveal about Myrtle? How does this make Wilson feel physically?
Myrtle has been living “some sort of life apart from him in another world”
Unwell
What does Nick notice in the Valley of Ashes?
Dr Eckleburg’s eyes staring down
Who does Nick see looking out the window from the garage? Who is she staring at?
Myrtle
Daisy
Why do emotions run high at the Plaza Hotel? What does Tom challenge?
Tom is hostile to Gatsby
His history as an “Oxford man”
What does Tom ask Gatsby? How is Daisy described trying to calm the situation?
“What kind of a row” he wants to cause
“Desperately”
What does Gatsby declare to Tom? What does Daisy hesitantly confirm?
Daisy “never loved” him
It is true
What does Tom remind Daisy of? What is Daisy forced to confess?
Their history
She loved Tom, but also loved Gatsby
What does Nick describe about Gatsby’s eyes? Why is this?
“opened and closed”
He is in a state of disbelief
What is Gatsby hurt by?
Daisy loved someone else
What does Tom reveal about Gatsby’s wealth? How does Daisy feel?
He is associated with criminals
“Terrified”
What does Tom demand Daisy to do?
Travel back home with Gatsby
Who is a key witness to the accident? Who is he neighbour to?
Michaelis
Wilsons
What does Michaelis testify? What was Myrtle hit by?
He saw Myrtle run into the road
A “light green” car that drove on
What does Tom, Nick and Jordan do at the accident? Who does Tom suspect is responsible?
“Take a look”
Gatsby
How does Nick feel after seeing the accident?
“A little sick”
Where does Gatsby emerge from after the accident? What does he explain?
Bushes
Daisy drove
Why does Gatsby think Daisy drove?
She “thought it would steady her to drive”
What did Gatsby try to do when the accident happened? What is Gatsby concerned about with Daisy?
Grab the wheel
Tom is going to hurt her
What has Gatsby instructed Daisy to do? Why?
“Turn the light out and on again”
In case Tom “tries any brutality”
What does Nick see Daisy and Tom do at their house? What can Nick see?
Eating and “talking intently”
“They weren’t happy/unhappy”
What does Nick inform Gatsby about Daisy’s house at the evening? What does Gatsby say he wants to wait for?
It’s all quiet
“Till Daisy goes to bed”
How does Nick leave Gatsby at the end of the chapter?
“Standing there in the moonlight - watching over nothing”
