Question 1

True or false: Daisy comes down to speak with Gatsby after she talks to Tom at their kitchen table

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 2

Why doesn't Gatsby leave town until the scrutiny over Myrtle's death is over?

Accepted Answer

He wants to wait for Daisy

Answer

He knows he wasn't driving so he isn't worried about it

Answer

He doesn't care if he's arrested because he's depressed over losing Daisy

Answer

He wants to try and blame it on Tom

Question 3

True or false: Gatsby lies to Daisy about having money early in their relationship (in 1917) so that she will want to date him.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 4

According to Daisy's letters to Gatsby while he's at war, how is she feeling about their relationship after the Armistice?

Accepted Answer

Anxious because she feels pressure to get married

Answer

Indifferent because she never really loved Gatsby

Answer

Excited because she gets to see Gatsby again

Answer

Angry because Gatsby should have been back in the U.S. already

Question 5

What does Gatsby plan to do with his day when Nick leaves his place?

Accepted Answer

Go swimming in the pool because he hadn't used it all summer

Answer

Go to Daisy's house to try and speak with her

Answer

Plan one final party to close out the summer

Answer

Go for a long walk and try to figure out what his next steps should be

Question 6

How do Jordan and Nick seem to feel about each other during their phone conversation?

Accepted Answer

Irritated with one another

Answer

Excited to see each other that afternoon

Answer

Disturbed about how the other person reacted to the car accident the previous night

Answer

Angry and ready to break up

Question 7

How did George Wilson figure out that Myrtle was having an affair?

Accepted Answer

He found an expensive dog leash

Answer

He found a love letter

Answer

He overheard her on the phone with Tom

Answer

He followed her to the city to see where she was going

Question 8

What is George Wilson's belief about the cause of Myrtle's death?

Accepted Answer

He thinks the man she was having the affair with murdered her by running her over in his car

Answer

He thinks Tom is the one who hit her because he was driving the yellow car that hit her earlier in the day

Answer

He thinks Myrtle was trying to get away from him and ran out into the road without looking and was accidentally hit

Answer

He has gone crazy and doesn't really know what to think or believe

Question 9

What happens at the end of the chapter?

Accepted Answer

George shoots Gatsby and then shoots himself

Answer

Gatsby goes for a swim while waiting for a call

Answer

Gatsby is shot by one of Wolfsheim's people

Answer

Nick returns to Gatsby's house and they have a conversation about Daisy

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