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Ron's ESOL Classroom
Advanced Reading/Vocabulary
The Great Gatsby
Chapter Seven

Vocabulary

  1. dilatory (119)
  2. scene (120)
  3. harrowing (120)
  4. to clog (123)
  5. genially (124)
  6. morbid (125)
  7. to astound (125)
  8. indiscreet (127)
  9. to frown (127)
  10. medium (128)
  11. incredulous (129, 135, and 137)
  12. contemptuously (129)
  13. to alight (130)
  14. inexplicable (131)
  15. sensuous (132)
  16. disquieting (132)
  17. explicable (132)
  18. to elude (132)
  19. irreverent (134)
  20. libertine (137)
  21. prig (137)
  22. revolting (139)
  23. scorn (142)
  24. flirtation (142)
  25. inquest (143)
  26. scrutiny (153)
  27. vigil (153)
Study Questions
  1. Why did the "lights go out" at Gatsby's house? Why were there no more parties?
  2. Why did Gatsby fire all his servants and hire a few new ones to replace them?
  3. Why, in your opinion, does Fitzgerald stress the heat so often in this chapter?
  4. At the luncheon party at the Buchanan's, what did Daisy do when Tom left the room to make drinks?
  5. What was Gatsby's reaction to Daisy's child?
  6. At what point did Tom realize that Daisy loved Gatsby?
  7. How did Gatsby describe Daisy's voice?
  8. Whose cars did Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan take to New York?
  9. Who drove each car and who rode in each?
  10. Why does George Wilson need money?
  11. What do Tom Buchanan and George Wilson have in common at this point?
  12. Who was watching from the upstairs window when Tom stopped for gasoline on the way to New York City after the luncheon?
  13. Where in New York did the group go?
  14. What does Tom mean when he says to Gatsby "What kind of row are you trying to cause in my house anyhow (136)?"
  15. What is the irony of Tom's defending family life and family institutions (137)?
  16. Nick thinks "The transition [of Tom] from libertine to prig was so complete (137). What does he mean?
  17. According to Gatsby, why did Daisy marry Tom?
  18. What did Daisy mean when she said to Gatsby "Oh, you want too much!"
  19. According to Tom, how did Gatsby make his money?
  20. Which people rode in which cars on the return trip from New York to Long Island?
  21. This was Nick's birthday. How old was he?
  22. Who is Michaelis?
  23. What happened to Myrtle?

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