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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Study Guide

Summary
- Summary & Analysis
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Video Plot Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- What Does the Green Light Mean?
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
- Quotes By Section
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
Further Study
Writing Help

Further Study

Chapter 8 Quiz

Further Study Chapter 8 Quiz

1 of 5
What reasons does Gatsby give for Daisy's original decision to marry Tom?

She thought Gatsby had died in the war.
She didn't think Gatsby would wait for her.
Deep down, she had always loved Tom.
Tom has good social standing and was acceptable to her parents.

2 of 5
Why does Gatsby want the gardener to wait to drain the pool?

He has never used it and wants to take a swim.
He plans on drowning himself in it.
He is planning to throw a party that evening.
He likes the way the moon reflects off of it.

3 of 5
What does Nick tell Gatsby before leaving him?

Daisy never loved Gatsby.
Gatsby is better than Daisy and her friends.
He wishes he'd stayed in Minneapolis.
Gatsby will always be his friend.

4 of 5
Why does Wilson conclude that Myrtle was killed by her lover?

Tom tells him.
Myrtle whispers this to him before she dies.
The Dr. Eckleburg billboard reveals this to him.
He is told this in a dream.

5 of 5
Who kills Gatsby?

Meyer Wolfshiem
Tom Buchanan
George Wilson
Daisy Buchanan

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