Anticipation Guide
The Great Gatsby
Question 1
• If you were an author, what color(s) would
you incorporate in a passage when trying to
convey a feeling of freshness and possibly
sterility (cold; barren)?
Question 2
• What are three specific shades that convey
wealth and luxury?
Question 3
• What would you associate with the word
“buoy”? (float moored in the ocean)
Question 4
• What three adjectives would you associate
with the actual image of a wedding cake, not
the sentiments attached to it?
Question 5
• What’s a great Gatsby? Describe.
Question 6
• What does it mean to scorn someone because
they represent everything you hate, but yet
you forgive them?