Gatsby Bellringer # 8 4/25/12

1. Gatsby Bellringer # 8 4/25/12 START THIS BELLRINGER ON A NEW SHEET OF PAPER. YOU WILL TURN IN BELLRINGERS 1-7 TODAY. 1. What landmark “watches” over the Valley of Ashes? 2. According to Catherine, why are Tom and Myrtle not able to marry? 3. What clues let the reader know that Tom does not take his relationship with Myrtle as seriously as she does? 4. What happens between Tom and Myrtle at the end of the evening of drinking? Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.

2. The Great Gatsby Bellringer #9 4-26-12 • How is Nick different from other people at Gatsby’s party? • List several of the rumors Gatsby’s guest mention about Gatsby. • Why are there rumors about Gatsby? • What is significant about the owl-eyed man’s discovery that Gatsby’s books are real? Today’s Objective: We can select quotes that supports our claims.

3. Gatsby Bellringer #10 4-30-12 • Gatsby has to leave Nick twice during the party. Why did he have to leave him? • What are some ways readers of this novel know that Jordan is dishonest? • Why does Nick not care about Jordan’s dishonesty? Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.

4. Gatsby Bellringer #11 5-1-12 • List at least two details Gatsby gives Nick about his “background.” • What can you infer about Gatsby from Wolsheim’s statement, “Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife” (72)? • Based of inferences from the text, how do you think Gatsby made his money? List two pieces of information to support your inference. • What two reactions does Gatsby have to meeting Tom at the restaurant? Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.

5. Gatsby Bellringer #12 5-2-12 • List at least two things Gatsby has done to attract Daisy’s attention. 2. Describe the mood when Daisy and Gatsby meet again after five years. 3. Why does Nick leave Gatsby and Daisy alone in his house? 4. What lie about his past does Gatsby accidently expose to Nick? Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.

6. Gatsby Bellringer #13 5-9-12 • Give an example of the old money snobbery towards new money from chapter 6. • What did Gatsby reveal to Nick that is his ultimate plan with Daisy? (Remember this has two parts.) Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.

7. Gatsby Bellringer #14 5-10-12 • What two ways has Gatsby’s house changed? 2. In what ways does Daisy make her affair obvious to Tom? 3. What lie does Tom tell Wilson? 4. This quote is after Tom finds out Myrtle is leaving with Wilson. Explain the significance of this quote: “Tom was feeling the hot whips of panic. His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control. Instinct make him step on the accelerator with the double purpose of overtaking Daisy and leaving Wilson behind…” (125). Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.

8. Gatsby Bellringer #15 5-11-12 • When Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom she has never loved him, how does she respond? How does this affect Gatsby? • What happened to Myrtle outside of Wilson’s Garage? Why and how did this happen? • What is ironic about the accident? • Why does Nick say that he left Gatsby watching over nothing? Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.

9. Gatsby Bellringer # 16 5-14-12 • Why do you think Nick tried to get Gatsby to leave West Egg at the beginning of chapter 8? • TRUE or FALSE: Initially Gatsby was more infatuated with the idea of Daisy rather than Daisy herself. • How did Wilson find out who owned the yellow car and where he lived? • What happens at the end of chapter 8? Today’s Objective: We can, while reading, make note of significant information presented.