The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide

What does the green light symbolize for Gatsby?

• hopefulness, dreams, the future

• friendliness, happiness

• ambition, money

• family, ancestors

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What would be the best two colors to symbolize Myrtle?

• Red (danger, blood, passion) and Black (deception, death)

• Blue (hopefulness, strength) and Orange (friendliness, happiness)

• Yellow (cheerfulness, caution) and Green (money, nature)

• Purple (royalty, power) and Pink (softness, compassion)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

inclined to reserve all judgments . . . privy to the secret griefs of wild,  unknown men

• Gatsby

• Nick

• Tom

• Daisy

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

If personality is a series of successful gestures, then there is something gorgeous about him… (who is being described?)

• Tom

• Nick

• Klipspringer

• Gatsby

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can" 

• Gatsby

• Tom

• George Wilson

• Meyer Wolfsheim

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is George Wilson looking out the window at when he says, "God sees everything." ?

• The ash heap

• The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg

• The green light

• Gatsby's car

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What do Meyer Wolfsheim's cuff links symbolize?

• His high social class

• His alma mater

• His family crest/ old money connections

• His dangerous connections (possibly to the mob)

What is the main theme of 'The Great Gatsby'?

• The decline of the American Dream

• The importance of family

• The power of love

• The struggle for survival

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is the narrator of 'The Great Gatsby'?

• Jay Gatsby

• Tom Buchanan

• Nick Carraway

• Daisy Buchanan

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the valley of ashes symbolize in the novel?

• Wealth and prosperity

• Moral and social decay

• Love and passion

• Hope and dreams