The Great Gatsby (Chapter 8)

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I、Read Chapter 8 and finish the following exercises.

Q1: After Wilson suspected his wife had an affair with somebody, what did he do to Myrtle?

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Q2:What happened to Myrtle in the end?

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Q3:What was Tom’s reaction to Myrtle’s death?

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Q4:What did Wilson misunderstand at first concerning the car that hit Myrtle?

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Q5:Whose car was it exactly that led to Myrtle’s death?

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Q6:How did Nick feel when he went back to Tom’s house that night?

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Q7:What was Gatsby’s reaction when he knew Myrtle was killed by his car? And what did it tell us about him?

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Q8:Who was driving the car that killed Myrtle?

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Q9:What was Tom and Daisy probably doing at the end of Chapter 8?

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II、Please translate the following phrases and sentences into Chinese

1.lie dead______________________________________________

2.arrive at the scene______________________________________

3.pull yourself together___________________________________

4.drop you in West Egg___________________________________

5.The muscles in Tom’s shoulders tensed._____________________________________

6.There were tears running down his face._____________________________________

7.His voice was shaking with emotion._______________________________________

8.There was an intimacy between the people in front of me.

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Summary of chapter 8（故事概要）

On the way home, Daisy drove Gatsby’s car and hit Myrtle accidentally. Gatsby decided to cover for Daisy, and thought Daisy’s feelings and safety were more important than Myrtle’s death, which made Nick change his opinion about him once again.