Thursday, October 27, 2011

Chapter Eight Summary Quiz

Summarize chapter eight in 6-10 sentences.

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  1. Chapter 8 started out with Nick going to Gatsby's house to see if he was fine. After seeing he was okay, he went to his office. During that period Michaelis tried to comfort Wilson but Wilson only listened to his thoughts. Later Michaelis went home and Wilson set out to find a garage with the yellow car. Mr. Gatsby told the butler that he was going for a swim in the pool and if anyone called bring the phone to him. Wilson found Mr.Gatsby's house and went to the back then shot Gatsby. After killing Gatsby he then shot himself. Nick hurried to Gatsby house, there they found Gatsby dead in his pool.

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    1. In the begining when Gatsby saw Daisy that is when his thoughts was to become a person of interest. Analysis the story the means of two people that was in love at first an one of them became rich. The motive is that upond returning from the war and found out that he had nothing Daisy married a person who was very wealthy and he decided to make Daisy to be in love with him again. That did not happen any way the story was great

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  2. Gatsby is still upset about how daisy doesnt want him anymore! Wilson is asking around trying to find out who ran over Myrtle. Nick tells Gatsby to get over daisy and to move away from her. Gatsby says he'll never get over daisy and hes not moving. Gatsby gets in the pool floating around on an air mattress, sobbing. Wilson suspects gatsby for killing myrtle. He shows up at Gatsby's, shoot's him, killing him instantly. Then Wilson kills himself. Nick finds Gatsby and wonders if gatsby went peacefully.

    --Justin Duncan--

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  3. Gatsby had waited outside of Daisy's house so that he could keep an eye on her. Gatsby thought that Tom would try to hurt her. Gatsby told Nick about the reasons why he loved Daisy. Daisy had once said that she would wait on Gatsby when he got out of the war but she went and married Tom. George wilson went to Gatsby's house and found him in the pool on a air mattress. Wilson shot Gatsby and then shot himself.

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  4. Chapter eight starts off with Gatsby still watching the house to make sure everything went smoothly. They reminise on Gatsby past life. Daisy married Tom because she was tired of waiting for Gatsby while he was in the war. In the end, Gatsby goes out to the back of his house and decides to go swimming. Wilson then found Mr. Gatsby house and shot Gatsby because he thought it was Gatsby driving the car the killed Myrtle. After shooting and killing Gatsby, Wilson then shot hiself. Nick later discovered both Gatsby and Wilson dead.

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  5. Nick was laying down in his bed, he couldn't sleep, when Gatsby pulled up in the drive way. Nick rushed to get his clothes on and ran outside. Gatsby told him nothing happened. When Gatsby when to war he would send Daisy letters telling her he wasn't coming home yet and she didn't understand finally she got tired of it so she went out with a whole bunch of guys. After Daisy ran over Myrtle, Tom began to walk all over town looking for the yellow car that ran over his wife, at this time Gatsby was swimming in his pool. Finally he when to one of Gatsby's neighbors and they told him that Gatsby drives a yellow car so he when to Gatsby's house and shot him the he shoots himself.

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  6. In chapter 8 of "The Great Gatsby" it begins with Nick making impractical attempts to get to sleep, but then hears a car going up his driveway and decides he cannot wait any longer to approach him. When Nick reached Gatsby, Gatsby went on to tell him of his and Daisy's relationship and how he let it go on letting Daisy believe that Gatsby was the same as her in financial standards. Gatsby was anxious in believing that Daisy would call and or see him any minute and tried to gain condolence from Nick by asking him multiple times if he believed that Daisy would call soon. Gatsby decides to take a swim because evidently not taken one all summer in his own pool. Nick leaves Gatsby in order to catch a train and attempts to call him later at noon but finds the line to be busy. In the meantime Wilson is trying to unravel exactly who it was that killed Myrtle and comes to the conclusion that it was Mr. Gatsby and goes to his house and shoots him while he is in his pool and then shoots himself.

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  7. In chapter 8 Nick goes to Gatsby's home, Gatsby tells him how he waited outside at Daisy house and nothing happened . Nick tells Gatsby to go away for a while because sooner or later his car would be traced which Gatsby declines.They talk of how daisy lived and how they met. Nick leaves to go to the city and back home Wilson is breaking down from the death of Myrtle.Nick leaves the city and goes back home to see Gatsby. Gatsby back home goes to the pool where Wilson is waiting . Wilson kills Gatsby than kills himself. Nick comes home to find Gatsby dead.

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  8. nick could not sleep the whole night. nick visited Gatsby who had also been up all night. Gatsby had hid in the bushes until 4 in the morning. he said that tom did not hurt daisy, and she stayed in the whole night. nick leaves late for work. Wilson thinks that Gatsby hit myrtle in his car. Wilson goes to Gatsby house and shoots Gatsby while he was in the pool. Wilson then shoots himself. and they all lived happily ever after. jk

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  9. Chapter eight.
    Gatsby is in the process of sorting all of the issues out, and trying to calm himself, reminding himself about the way he and Daisy got together, and how they spent that portion of their life with each other. Later on, George is traumatized by the death of his wife and a couple of his friends are trying to calm him down, because he's in deep shock. Gatsby and Nick have been spending a lot of time together, it only seems like they couldn't get any closer.
    Nick suggests that Gatsby go take a vacation, to get away from these troubles, but all he can do is think about Daisy, and it seems like his world is full of despair, as he looks at everything in a very morbid kind of way.

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  10. Nick goes to town then he goes to work daisy Jordan calls then nicks like i don't wanna talk to you then that Wilson dude goes around town and that other dudes looking for him then he ends up at gatsbys place then he shoots him then nick comes and yea

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  11. In Chapter eight Nick goes over to Gatsby's house when he finally came home. He found out that nothing happened. In the chapter we also found out more about Gatsby and Daisy's previous relationship. We learned that they still wrote each other but Daisy started having dates with other men and them met Tom which eventually led to them getting married. Towards the end of the chapter we learn that Gatsby blows up a mattress and goes out to the pool where he eventually killed himself.
    Ben Dibble

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  12. Gatsby tells nick why he really loved Daisy. Nick just tells him to forget Daisy. He tells nick that he lied to daisy about who he was and that she said she would wait for him when he went to war. But she married Tom which was more suitabe. And Gatsbys gardener tells him he is going to drain the pool.Gatsby goes for one last swim and then Nick shoots him.

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  13. Chapter 8
    This chapter begins with Gatsby telling nick about how long he waited for Daisy and that she never came out. Tom never hit her, not did he yell at her. He continues to tell him about his courtship with Daisy. Then his gardener comes along and interrupts him by telling him that he wants to go ahead and drain the pool, and that he is worried that falling leaves will clog the pool. Nick continues with his conversation with Gatsby and then when he is finished he walks away and tuns around and shouts that Gatsby is worth more than the Buchannan's and more than all their friends. Later on George Wilson is still in shock over the death of his wife and goes to the Gatsby house and waits for him to return. Then Wilson shoots Gatsby and kills him then kills him self. Then nick comes only to find Gatsby and Wilson dead at the pool side.

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  14. Chapter 8 started off with Gatsby at home alone, with door open. After a while Nick decides to go check and see if Gatsby is doing okay. Nick even suggests that Gatsby goes away for awhile, but he refuses saying he would never leave Daisy. Soon after Nick has to leave for work. Some time passes by and Gatsby is still alone in the house. But soon Wilson finds his way in to the house, and Gatsby is no longer alone. Wilson then kills Gatsby by shooting him. When it's all over and done with Wilson shots himself and the gardener finds the bodies.

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  15. At the beginning of chapter 8, Nick goes to check up on Gatsby. After making sure that he is fine, Nick heads off for work, leaving Gatsby in the swimming pool. Meanwhile, Wilson is mourning the death of his wife, even though he knew that she was having an affair. Once he has the chance, he leaves and goes around to various garages, asking if they knew the owner of a yellow car. While he does this, Nick tries calling Gatsby who doesn't answer. However, Jordan then calls him and they have a fight over the phone, which ends in one of the two angrily hanging up. After this, Nick goes to Gatsby home, only to find that he has been shot by Wilson (who is dead in the yard as well) because he thought that Gatsby was Myrtle's lover.

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  16. Chapter eight starts off with Gatsby still sad about daisy. Gatsby visits Nicks house and together they talk about Daisy and the past relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. Gatsby leaves because Nick thinks Gatsby's car will be traced back to him. Gatsby gets home and goes for a swim in his pool. Later Nick comes to Gatsby's house and finds both Gatsby and Wilson dead by the pool. Wilson was angry that Gatsby may had killed his wife, Myrtle, and was seeking revenge. To gain his revenge he first killed Gatsby and then himself.
    -kenneth hill

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  17. Gatsby waited all night outside daisys house and nothing happened tom didnt hurt her and she didnt come out. gatsby tell nick why he loves her and how she said she would wait on him to get out of the war but mrried tom. Wilson thinks gastby killed myrtle and goes to his house. Wilson shots gastby killing him instantly and then kills himself. Nick finds Gatsby dead.
    Kyle

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  18. In chapter eight Nick goes over to Gatsby's mansion where Gatsby tells nick that he had been standing outside tom's house all night to make sure that tom didn't hurt dasiy. Gastby and Nick talk about stuff like how Nick says that he should forget about dasiy and move away from here. Gatsby denys that because he is still in love with daisy and told nick that they made love. Nick had been late for work so he left he couldn't even do his work he even called of his dinner plans with jordan because he was so stress. While nick was at work Wilson finds out that gatsby has ran over Myrtal so Wilson goes over to Gatsbys house and gatsby is on a floaty and wilson walks up to him and shoots him then shoots him self. Nick goes over to Gatsby's house and finds him floating dead in the pool.

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  19. Nick goes to town. He then goes to work Jordan calls, then nicks like i don't wanna talk to you then she gets mad and hangs up.Wilson dude goes around town searching for whoever killed myrtle (daisy). The other dudes are looking for him. then, he ends up at gatsbys place then he shoots Gatsby.nick comes and there all like oh my gosh and then end.

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  20. At the begining of chapter eight nick checks on Gatsby to see how he was coping with the previous days events. While there a butler informs Gatsby that he wishes to drain the pool so that fall leaves don't clog the drain, Gatsby ask the butler to wait a day so he can use the pool that afternoon. Nick leaves because he is late for his job, as he is leaving he tells Gatsby that he is better than Tom. Meanwhile Wilson is coping with the fact that his wife is dead and was cheating on him, he believes that the eyes ofDocter T.J. Eckleburgon a builboard outside of his home are actualy the eyes of God, and to seek Gods revenge he goes to Gatsbys hous wher he finds Gatsby floating on an airmatrice in his pool and shoots him in the head. Nick later returns to find Gatsby dead.

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  21. Chapter 8 is a very sad chapter, nick suggests Gatsby take a vacation to get away from all his troubles but he refuses for he is too depressed by the fact daisy refused to admit she loved only him, and holds on to a little speck of hope that she will change her mind. Nick leaves to go to his office and Gatsby chooses to go relax in his pool. Wilson decides to find the yellow car that hit his wife, he searches and finds the yellow car, belonging to Gatsby and shoots him before turning the gun on himself, Nick arrives and discovers the body of Gatsby in the pool.

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  22. It starts off with Nick talking to Gatsby and Gatsby says that he waited for Daisy but nothing happened, so Nick suggests that he take a vacation to get his mind off of things. Gatsby tells Nick how he dated Daisy and how she was the first nice girl he had ever met. After that, Nick goes to work but is too distracted and when he returns home, he goes to Gatsby's house only to find him dead in the pool.

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  23. Chapter eight starts out with Nick going to Gatsby's house to check on him, and Gatsby then talks about Daisy, and talks about the times they had together. As Nick leaves Gatsby's house, he thanks hi for the breakfast goes home. Later on in the chapter, Michaelis (the Greek man who owned a shop across the road) watches Wilson carefully. Finally at the end of the Chapter, Gatsby has to kill Wilson to defend himself.

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  24. Chapter 8
    In chapter eight Nick is trying to convince Gatsby to take a vacation to get out of town while the police are looking for his yellow car. Gatsby refuses and says he can't leave Daisy right now believeing that she still needs him even though she is not going to leave Tom. While Nict is hanging out with Gatsby trying Wilson is still in shock of his wife's death and planning to get revenge. All Wilson can think about is that yellow car he saw run over his wife. When Wilson get's the chance to get away he takes it and begins the hunt for the yellow car on foot. When he finally finds the owner of the yellow car (Gatsby) he gets his revenge by taking Gatsby's life and then his own.

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  25. nick and gatsby they were the closest two people in the book, they were like a pb&j lol they were pretty much never apart from each other. in chapter 8 nick tells gatsby to go home, nick couldnt sleep the hole night,gatsby had been up all night too. them to were talking and stuff gatsby aid that tom didnt hurt daisy, and nick tells gatsby that he should just take a vacation to get away for a little wile

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  26. Nick suggest that Gatsby should just forget about Daisy and move. Gatsby declares that he loves Daisy and proves it. The wreck comes up again and Nick is determined to figure out who did it. In the meanwhile Wilson comes over to Gatsbys. Gatsby is on an air mattress floating around his pool. Wilson shoots Gatsby then himself. Nick find Gatsby floating dead in the pool, Nick often wonders what Gasbys final thoughts were.

    Natalie Watts

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  27. Chapter 8 starts with Nick trying to get Gatsby to go on a vacation. The police were looking for gatsbys car, but Gatsby refuses to go because he still believes that Daisy needs him, even though she said that she was not going to leave Tom. With Wilson being angered at Gatsby about his wifes death, he plans to get revenge. He is so angered he begins to look for the yellow car he saw run over his wife. He finds out that the car belongs to Gatsby, he then shoots and kills Gatsby.
    Hunter Smith

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  28. Chapter eight starts off with Nick going to Gatsby's house to check on him. All Gatsby talks about is daisy. Nick tries to get him on a vacation while police are looking for his car, but Gatsby refuses because he says he can't leave Daisy. but by this point in the book it's clear that daisy isn't going to leave tom. So nick leaves for work. Then goes to Gatsby's house, sees him by the pool, and shoots him.

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  29. In Chapter eight, Nick goes to Gatsbt's to see if he was ok. Gatsby says he ok then starts to tell nick a story. In the middle of the story Gatsby's gardener comes and ask if Gatsby wants him to unplug his pool. Gatsby tells him no that he will get in it later and Nick leaves for work. ater Nick goes, Wilson goes to Gatsby's house and shots him in the head while hes in the pool. Then Nick comes back and find Gatsby floating dead in the pool.

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