Chapter 8 Flashcards

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1
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did nick sleep that night

A

no

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2
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what time does he wake up

A

before dawn

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3
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what time did Gatsby wait as Tom and Daisy’s till

A

4AM

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4
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while Gatsby was waiting at Daisy’s, did anything happen

A

no

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5
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what does nick suggest to Gatsby

A

forget about daisy and leave long island

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6
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what did Gatsby love about daisy

A

youth and vitality

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7
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what did Gatsby idolize about daisy

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social position, wealth, and popularity

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8
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what does Gatsby add

A

that she was the first girl to who he ever felt close to

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9
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what did Gatsby lie about to make daisy like him

A

his background

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10
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what did Gatsby and Daisy do

A

have sex

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11
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what did Daisy promise to do

A

wait for him while he went to war

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12
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did daisy wait for Gatsby when he went to war

A

no

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13
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why did daisy marry tom

A

he had a soiled social position and who had the approval of her parents.

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14
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why does Gatsby’s gardener interrupt Gatsby and Nick

A

to tell them that he plans to drain the pool

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15
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why does Gatsby’s gardener want to drain the pool

A

because he doesn’t want leafs falling into it

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16
Q

Gatsby is so absorbed with Gatsby, Daisy and their situation, what does he do

A

he doesn’t work and turns down a date with Jordan

17
Q

who did George spend the whole night talking to about myrtle

A

Michaelis

18
Q

what did George confront myrtle about

A

her lover

19
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who did George say that myrtle couldn’t hide her sins from

A

god

20
Q

what does George believe the next day

A

that the eyes of doctor T.J. Eckleburg are the eyes of god

21
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what conclusion does George come to

A

that whoever was driving the car was myrtles lover

22
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what does George decide

A

that god demands revenge

23
Q

who does George look for

A

Tom

24
Q

why does George look for tom

A

because tom knows who owns the car

25
Q

why does George think that its not tom who was having the affair with myrtle

A

because he arrived later with nick and Jordan

26
Q

where does Wilson go

A

Gatsby’s house

27
Q

where is Gatsby when George turns up

A

on an inflatable mattress

28
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what does George do

A

shoot Gatsby

29
Q

what does George do after killing Gatsby

A

kills himself