Chapter 7 Quiz — The Great Gatsby

Why has Gatsby replaced all of his servants at the beginning of Chapter 7?

• He can no longer afford to pay them
• He wants people who will not gossip about Daisy's visits
• Tom Buchanan threatened his old servants
• His servants were stealing from him

What observation does Gatsby make about Daisy's voice that Nick finds revelatory?

• Her voice is full of sorrow
• Her voice is full of money
• Her voice is full of music
• Her voice is full of secrets

Who drives which car on the trip from the Buchanans' house to New York?

• Gatsby drives his yellow car; Tom drives his blue coupé
• Tom drives Gatsby's yellow car with Nick and Jordan; Gatsby and Daisy take Tom's blue coupé
• Nick drives Gatsby's car; Tom drives his own
• Everyone rides together in Gatsby's car

What does Daisy ultimately admit during the Plaza Hotel confrontation?

• She never loved either Tom or Gatsby
• She loved Tom once but now loves only Gatsby
• She loved both Tom and Gatsby at different times
• She has been planning to leave Tom for years

What criminal activity does Tom accuse Gatsby of at the Plaza Hotel?

• Running illegal gambling operations
• Buying and selling stolen bonds
• Bootlegging grain alcohol through drugstores with Wolfshiem
• Counterfeiting money for organized crime

Why does Myrtle Wilson run into the road when she sees the yellow car?

• She is trying to escape from George Wilson and recognizes the yellow car as the one Tom was driving earlier
• She is confused by the headlights and stumbles into the road accidentally
• She is chasing after her dog that ran into the street
• She is trying to stop what she thinks is Gatsby's car to confront him

What does Nick see when he peers through the pantry window at the Buchanans' house?

• Daisy crying alone at the table
• Tom on the telephone with the police
• Daisy and Tom sitting together with an air of natural intimacy
• Tom packing bags to leave

What significant personal milestone does Nick realize during the events at the Plaza Hotel?

• It is his wedding anniversary
• It is his thirtieth birthday
• It has been one year since he moved to New York
• It is the anniversary of his father's death

What does Tom tell George Wilson about the yellow car at the scene of Myrtle's death?

• He says he doesn't know whose car it was
• He says the car was stolen
• He says the yellow car he was driving earlier was not his and that he hasn't seen it all afternoon
• He tells Wilson that Daisy was driving

Gatsby's daughter Pammy appears briefly during the lunch scene at the Buchanans' house.

Jordan Baker suggests going to the movies to escape the heat when the group reaches New York.

What does "dilatory" mean as used in the sentence: 'After a pause he added "sir" in a dilatory, grudging way'?

• Enthusiastic and eager
• Slow and intended to cause delay
• Loud and boisterous
• Polite and deferential

In the phrase "the transition from libertine to prig was so complete," what does "prig" mean?

• A dangerous criminal
• A self-righteously moralistic person
• A wealthy socialite
• A heartbroken lover

What does "portentous" mean in the phrase "the portentous menacing road of a new decade"?

• Beautiful and promising
• Ominously significant; foreboding
• Long and winding
• Brightly lit and welcoming