The Great Gatsby - Chapters 7 05/07/25

Flashcards from lecture notes on Chapter 7

What day and time of day did the lights fail to go on in Gatsby's house?

Saturday night

The unfamiliar butler that Nick went up to had a face he described as what?

Villainous

What did Nick suspect as to why Gatsby wasn’t having a party?

He thought James was sick

Who informed Nick that Gatsby had fired every servant?

Mr. Finn

How long ago did Gatsby fire everyone of his servants?

A week ago

How many servants did Gatsby replace his past ones with?

Half a dozen

What characteristic did Gatsby's new servants have?

They never went into West Egg and ordered supplies over the telephone.

Who reported that Gatsby's kitchen looked like a pigsty?

Grocery boy

What was the general opinion of the village regarding the new servants?

They weren’t servants at all.

What was the reason Gatsby gave Nick on why he fired his servants?

He wanted ones who wouldn’t gossip

The servants are all related how?

Brothers and sisters

The new servants used to run a what?

Hotel

What did Gatsby ask Nick at the beginning of Chapter 7 on Daisy's request?

To come to lunch tomorrow afternoon

How long after Gatsby asked if Nick wanted to have lunch did Daisy call?

Half an hour/30 minutes

Daisy seemed to be what when reassured that Nick would attend lunch?

Relieved

The day Nick had lunch was regarded as the what (temp)?

Warmest of the summer

What broke the simmering hush at noon?

National Biscuit Company

What hovered on the edge of combustion?

The straw seats

What did the lady on the subway drop?

Her pocket book

Giving the pocket book back to the women on the subway Nick had held the book at ____ length and at the extreme tip of the ______.

Arms, corner

Who repeatedly said hot when Nick was on the subway?

Conductor

What had a dark stain when given back to Nick?

His ticket

The wind through the hall of Buchanan’s the sound of what was carried by the wind?

Sound of the telephone out to Gatsby

Daisy had expected Nick in the what?

Salon

Nick described Daisy's salon as ____ and ____.

Dark and cool

What color dresses were Daisy and Jordan wearing when in the salon?

White

Jordan’s fingers were _ over their tan.

Powdered tan

Where did Gatsby stand when in the salon?

Center of a crimson carpet

Due to Wilson bothering Tom at lunch time Tom responded by saying?

He wouldn't sell him the car.

What deal did Nick refer to Tom's deal with Wilson as?

Bonafide

Daisy when in the salon ordered Tom to make them a what?

Cold drink

Jordan reacting to what Daisy said about Jordan kissing Nick called Daisy what?

A low and vulgar girl

A woman of what profession lead Daisy's child into the salon?

Nurse

What did Daisy call her child?

Blessed precious

What color was Daisy’s child’s hair?

Yellow

Why did Daisy’s child get dressed before luncheon?

So Daisy could show her off

Who did Daisy say her child looked like?

Herself

Tom when returning to the salon returned with how many gin rickeys in his hands?

4

They drank in ___ ___ swallows.

Long, greedy

What was out on the sea when Gatsby, Nick, and Tom went out to the veranda on the green sound?

Ship with sail

What color wings did the ship Nick see have?

White

Who asked what they would do for the next 30 yrs?

What they would do for the next 30 years

Jordan said life starts over in what season?

Fall

Tom said he was the first person to do what?

Make a stable out of a garage

Who did Daisy say always looked so cool?

Gatsby

Who had the last glass of ale?

Tom

Whose voice got them to their feet?

Daisy’s

Everybody did what all through lunch?

Smoke

The silver curve of the moon hovered in what direction of the sky?

Western sky

How far down the road was Tom’s stable?

Quarter mile down the road

Gatsby described Daisy's voice as full of what?

Money

Tom wrapped what in a towel?

Quart bottle

Daisy and Jordan were wearing small tight hat of _ cloth.

Metallic

What reason did Gatsby give to object to Tom driving Gatsby’s car?

Not a lot of gas

What did Tom call Gatsby's car?

Circus wagon

Tom said he has a what that tells him what to do?

Second sight

What color is Gatsby's suit in Chapter 7?

Pink

What did Jordan call Tom?

Snob

Wilson is what?

Sick

In the sunlight, Mr. Wilson's face is what color?

Green

How long ago did Tom say he bought the car that was truly Gatsby’s?

A week ago

Mr. Wilson and his wife are planning to go where?

West

How long has Myrtle been talking about moving west?

10 years

How much did Tom pay for gas?

Dollar twenty

What was the reason Nick believed that George was sick?

He found out about Myrtle's affair but still doesn’t know who

No less than ___ feet away was Myrtle staring at Tom in Gatsby's car from a window.

20

Nick said Wilson was so sick that he looked what?

Guilty

Emotions crept into Myrtle's face like what?

Objects in a slowly developing picture

We sped along towards Astoria at _ miles an hour.

50

What color was the car Gatsby was driving/Tom’s car?

Blue coupe

The big movies were around where?

50th street

Who said they love NY summer afternoons where everyone is away?

jordan baker

Tom said he'll meet them by a corner and be doing what?

Smoking 2 cigarettes

Where did Tom say to follow him to?

South side of Central Park in front of the Plaza

Where did they eventually arrive at together?

Plaza Hotel

Nick’s underwear was like a what?

Snake

When arriving in their suite what time was it?

4 o’clock

Daisy made the joke of calling for what after hearing there were no more windows to open?

Axe

Tom said you make the heat how many times worse when complaining about it?

10

What in the suite slipped from its nail and fell?

Telephone book

Gatsby picked the telephone book up and tossed it where?

On a chair

Daisy told Tom to call up ice for what?

Mint juleps

What was the noise below the suite coming from?

Mendelssohn's wedding march

Where was Daisy married and when?

Louisville and in the middle of June

Who fainted at Daisy's wedding?

Biloxi

What did Biloxi do?

Make boxes

Where was Biloxi from?

Biloxi Tennessee

How many doors did Jordan live from the church?

2

How long did Biloxi stay in Jordan's house?

3 weeks

The day after Biloxi left Jordan’s house what happened?

Her dad died

Who did Nick say he knew and from where?

Bill Biloxi from Memphis

How was Bill Biloxi related to the other Biloxi who lived in Jordan's house?

Cousins

What did Billy Biloxi give Nick?

Aluminum paddle

What type of music was being played at the wedding?

Jazz

Tom said who was Daisy's friend?

Biloxi

Who came down to Daisy’s wedding in a private car?

Biloxi

Where was Biloxi raised?

Louisville

Who brought Biloxi down?

Asa Bird

What did Biloxi tell Jordan he was the president of?

Nick and Tom’s class at Yale

Did Nick’s class at Yale have a president?

No