- Describe what happens when Myrtle is killed in chapter 7. How did it happen? Who was to blame? Use textual evidence.
During chapter 7 Myrtle is killed by getting hit by a car. After going to the city the whole group of Tom, Nick, Jordan, Gatspy, and Daisy head home. Daisy and Gatspy are in Gatspy's car and Tom, Nick, and Jordan are in Tom's car. Myrtle and Wilson are going to move because Wilson has found out Myrtle is cheating on him but doesn't know with who. Myrtle runs out of the house after an argument and runs into the street only to get hit by a car. After she is killed later on Nick asks Gatspy if they ran into anything on the road. This is when it is revealed that Daisy was driving the car and was responsible for the accident but Gatspy is going to take the fall because he thinks that would be the chivalrous thing to do.
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