The Great Gatsby Bellringer #7
5-9-11
1. How is Nick different from other people at
Gatsby’s party?
2. List several of the rumors Gatsby’s guest mention
about Gatsby.
3. Why are there rumors about Gatsby?
4. What has the owl-eyed man discovered? What
does the owl-eyed man mean when he calls
Gatsby “a real Belasco”?
5. Gatsby has to leave Nick twice during the party.
Why did he have to leave him?
6. What are some ways we know that Jordan is
dishonest?
The Great Gatsby Bellringer #8 5-12-11
1. Why do you think Fitzgerald includes the list of Gatsby’s
guests at the beginning of ch. 4?
2. “He was never quite still; there was always a tapping of a foot
somewhere or the impatient opening of a hand” (64). What
does this quote suggest about Gatsby?
3. What is odd about Gatsby suddenly asking Nick, “What’s your
opinion of me, anyhow” (65)?
4. What two souvenirs does Gatsby always carry with him? Why
do you think he does this?
5. How is Gatsby able to get out of a ticket?
Make an inference about this. Why do you
really think he was able to get out of the ticket?
The Great Gatsby Bellringer #9 5-13-11
1. List at least two things that hint to Gatsby’s
involvement with the mob.
2. How does Gatsby react to meeting Tom?
3. How does Daisy act the night before
marrying Tom? Why does she act this way?
4. What causes Daisy become disillusioned
about her marriage to Tom?
5. List at least two things Gatsby has
done to attract Daisy’s attention.
6. Describe the mood when Daisy and
Gatsby meet again after five years.
The Great Gatsby Bellringer #10
5-16-11
1. Why does Nick leave Gatsby and Daisy alone in
his house?
2. What lie about his past does Gatsby accidently
expose to Nick?
3. Why does Daisy cry over the beautiful shirts?
(Deeper meaning, not the obvious answer!)
4. Why has “the colossal significance of *the
green+ light now vanished forever” (93) for
Gatsby?
5. Make prediction about
the future of Daisy and
Gatsby’s relationship.
The Great Gatsby Bellringer #11
5-19-11
1. Why did Gatsby stop having parties at his
house?
2. How does Gatsby react to seeing Daisy’s
daughter? Why do you think he reacts this
way?
3. Who goes to town in Gatsby’s car?
4. Who goes to town in Tom’s car?
5. What can you infer about Mr. Wilson from his
behavior and speech?
Gatsby Bellringer # 12 5-20-11
1. When Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom she has
never loved him, how does she respond?
How does this affect Gatsby?
2. What happened to Myrtle outside of Wilson’s
Garage? Why and how did this happen?
3. What is ironic about the accident?
4. Describe Tom and Daisy’s relationship at the
end of chapter 7.
5. Nick says that he left Gatsby watching over
what?
Gatsby Bellringer # 13 5-23-11
1. Why do you think Nick tried to get Gatsby to
leave West Egg at the beginning of chapter
8?
2. Why does Gatsby refuse to leave?
3. TRUE or FALSE: Initially Gatsby was more
infatuated with the idea of Daisy rather than
Daisy herself.
4. How did Wilson find out who owned the
yellow car and where he lived?
5. What happens at the end of chapter 8?