1920s
Gatsby
Strange Characters
Signposts
Nick Carraway
100

The countries economy was at an all time high due to this war   

World War 1 

100

Hosted party's every night hoping that she would show up 

Daisy 

100

Tom's mistress

Myrtle Wilson

100

Gatsby meets Daisy's daughter for the first time

Aha Moment 

100

Nick moved to this section of New York

West Egg 

200

One of the biggest industries during the 20s 

Car/ Automobile industry 

200

Gatsby's business partner 

Meyer Wolfsheim 

200

Cheated in a golf tournament 

Jordan Baker 

200

Daisy chooses Tom over Gatsby. We expect her to choose Gatsby since that's who she came in with.

Contrast and Contradictions 

200

This man was Nicks neighbor

Jay Gatsby 

300

A term used for people who illegally sold alcohol

Bootlegger  

300

Gatsby's favorite phrase

Old Sport 

300

Owns a gas station

George Wilson

300

When a older character gives serious advice

Words of the Wiser 

300

When Nick moved to New York he wanted to be successful selling these 

Bonds
400

This new amendment was signed giving women the right to vote 

19th Amendment 

400
Gatsby's mentor and dear friend 

Dan Cody

400

Played the piano during Gatsby's parties 

Klipspringer 

400

What does this question make me wonder about, is the anchor question to which signpost?

Tough Questions 

400

Nick graduated from this college

Yale

500

Alcohol was banned with the signing of this short lived amendment

18th Amendment 

500

Gatsby briefly attended this college 

Oxford

500

We only see his eyes on a billboard throughout the entire story  

Dr. T.J. Eckleburg 

500
Anchor question for Contrasts and Contradictions 

Why is the character doing that

500

Nick moves to New York but was originally from this area 

Midwest/Minnesota