1. The Great Gatsby
Chapter 7

2. Chapter 7: References
Trimalchio: (pg.113) wealthy character who lavishly feasts guests at a banquet in Petronius' Satyricon, a satire on Roman life in the first century A.D. Trimalchio is a vulgar, self-made millionaire whose brief rise to the top parallels Gatsby's brief career. Fitzgerald thought of calling the novel, "Trimalchio in West Egg.“

3. Chapter 7: Vocabulary
Caravansary: (pg.114) (noun) An inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.
Relinquish: (pg.117) (verb) If you relinquish something, you let it go. You relinquish control of the army when you resign as general. You relinquish your plan to sneak into town when your parents find out what's going on.
Boisterous: (pg.121) (adj) Boisterous is a word used to describe someone spirited, loud, and slightly out of control.
Tentative: (pg.121) (adj) Choose the adjective tentative to describe something you are unsure or hesitant about.

4. Chapter 7: Vocabulary
Contingency: (pg.121) (noun) If you plan to walk home if the weather is nice, but bring subway fare just in case, then taking the subway is your contingency plan. A contingency is an event you can't be sure will happen or not. Plan B.
Portentous: (pg.127) (adj) Use the adjective portentous to describe something that seems be a sign related to a future event — generally an ominous sign. Something that is portentous often seems to hint at or warn of a future disaster. For example, in a movie ominous music playing in the background while someone turns a dark corner can have a portentous quality, predicting doom for the hapless character.

5. Chapter 7: Vocabulary
Libertine: (pg.130) (noun) If you drink a lot, eat a lot, and live a wild and unrestrained life, you might be called a libertine.
A libertine is someone who lives life unencumbered by morals. Although it can be used neutrally, often if someone calls you a libertine, they disapprove of your lack of morality. By the nineteenth century, the word became strongly associated with immorality and debauchery.
Prig: (pg.13) (noun) If you act like you're better than everyone else, they might start calling you a prig — a snobby and arrogant person.
A prig might lecture his friends about their manners, or complain about having to eat at a diner instead of a fancier restaurant. Prigs tend to be self-centered and uptight and aren't much fun to be around.

6. Chapter 7: Vocabulary
Rancor: (pg.132) (noun) The word rancor is best when you're not just talking about anger, you're talking about a deep, twisted bitter type of anger in your heart.
Magnanimous: (pg.135) (adj) A magnanimous person has a generous spirit. Letting your little sister have the last of the cookies, even though you hadn't eaten since breakfast, would be considered a magnanimous act.

7. Ch.7: Discussion Questions
Group 1: Who is Trimalchio? Explain how this describes Gatsby.
Group 2: Describe Daisy and Gatsby’s new relationship at the beginning of the chapter. Do you think it’s reciprocal or more one-sided?
Group 3: Compare George Wilson and Tom. What did each man discover about his wife and how did they react differently?
Group 4: The scene at the bottom of page 115 mirrors the first scene in chapter 1 when we meet Daisy and Jordan. Compare the scenes and describe what has changed from then to now.

8. Ch.7: Discussion Questions
Group 5: Why does Gatsby seem shocked when he sees Daisy’s daughter?
Group 6: Describe the fight between Tom and Gatsby. What do these men think of each other?
Group 7: What is the significance of Tom comparing Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship to “intermarriage between black and white”?
Group 8: What do you think Tom and Daisy were saying to each other in the kitchen? Do you think they have reconciled? DO you think Tom knew Daisy was driving the “death car”? Why or why not?

9. The Great Gatsby
Chapter 8

10. Ch. 8 Vocabulary
Garrulous: (pg.156) (adj) If someone is garrulous, he doesn't just like to talk; he indulges in talking for talking’s sake — whether or not there’s a real conversation going on. If you discover that you have a garrulous neighbor sitting next to you on the plane, you might just want to feign sleep, unless you really want to hear everything going through his mind for the entire trip.
Amorphous: (pg.161) (adj) In a scientific sense amorphous means lacking a crystalline structure, something without solid form. In a broader sense, the word describes anything that lacks a distinct shape or organizing theme, be it a work of art, a political movement, or even someone's direction in life.

11. Ch. 8 Discussion Question
Group 1: How has Gatsby’s house changed? (Cite evidence from the text!
Group 2: Why do you think Daisy married Tom? (Cite evidence!)
Group 3: What does Nick mean by his compliment to Gatsby? (pg.154) How does Gatsby respond? (Cite evidence!)
Group 4: How has Nick’s relationship with Jordan changed? Why do you think he feels this way? (Cite evidence!)
Group 5: Describe George Wilson’s mental state in this chapter. How does he respond to the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg? What does this say about him? (Cite evidence!)
Group 6: Summarize the end of this chapter. What tragedies occurred? (Cite evidence!)

12. The Great Gatsby
Chapter 9

13. Ch.9 Vocabulary
Pasquinade: (pg.163) (noun) A pasquinade is a satire, usually done in writing and posted in public. A skit, flyer, or cartoon can be a pasquinade — as long as its intent is to mock or ridicule something or someone.
Surmise: (pg.164) (noun) To surmise is to form an opinion or make a guess about something. If you surmise that something is true, you don't have much evidence or knowledge about it. Near synonyms are guess, conjecture, and suppose. You might say, "I can't even surmise what he would do in such a situation."

14. Ch.9 Vocabulary
Superfluous: (pg.165) (adj) Superfluous means "more than required." Use it when pointing out something that could be removed without detracting from the quality of something. When something is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date, call it superfluous.
Provincial: (pg.179) (adj) Something or someone provincial belongs to a province, or region outside of the city. Provincial has a straightforward meaning when describing where someone is from, but it has some other shades of meaning too. Something provincial can be quaint and in a pleasing rural or country style, but it also can imply someone less sophisticated, as in someone with provincial, or simple, tastes. Individuals or groups of people who are considered narrow-minded are often labeled provincial, even if they're from the city. (Backwater, hick, redneck.)
(p.178 – 179) Tom believes that he has acted as a gentleman throughout the whole affair. Like Gatsby, he has behaved consistently and honorably within the limits of his illusions. He considered Gatsby a threat to his happy marriage, an upstart whose true colors were revealed not only by the facts about his criminal activities but also by his callous killing of Myrtle. Tom, who has forgotten his own brutal treatment of Myrtle in the past, thinks he felt genuine sorrow at her loss. He had no compunction about sending Wilson out after Gatsby since he believed the bootlegger to be guilty of her death. In his own eyes, Tom has behaved correctly throughout the entire experience; he has been the perfect upper-class gentleman, adhering manfully to an upper-class code of values.

15. Ch. 9 Discussion Questions
Group 1: Why do Tom and Daisy leave? (Cite evidence!)
Group 2: Why does Nick feel responsible for arranging Gatsby’s funeral? What does this say about him, Gatsby’s “friends,” and the society at the time? (Cite evidence!)
Group 3: What do the phone calls demonstrate (pgs )? How does Nick react? (Cite evidence!)
Group 4: Who attended Gatsby’s funeral? How is this significant? (Cite evidence!)
Group 5: How does Tom cling to his image of himself just as Gatsby clung to his dream of Daisy? Have these events changed him at all? (Cite evidence!)
Group 6: Why does Nick call Tom and Daisy “careless people”? (Cite evidence!)