The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1 and 2 Review

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Across
  1. 4. The hotel that Gatsby’s mansion is said to resemble.
  2. 6. The way Tom treats people below him can best be described as ___.
  3. 7. Nick describes West Egg as the less ____ of the two Eggs.
  4. 10. What Gatsby is doing towards the light at the end of Daisy’s dock, symbolizing longing.
  5. 13. The book Tom Buchanan reads, promoting racist and elitist ideas.
  6. 15. The part of Long Island where Nick and Gatsby live, known for its “new money” residents.
  7. 16. York The city where Nick, Tom, and Myrtle travel to visit their secret apartment.
  8. 18. Nick says Daisy has a "low, thrilling _______."
  9. 19. The extravagant parties held here symbolize the excesses of the Jazz Age.
  10. 20. The era of the novel, which represents prosperity and reckless excess.
  11. 23. The relationship between Daisy and Jordan; they have known each other since their ___.
  12. 26. The color of the light at the end of Daisy’s dock, representing Gatsby’s dream.
  13. 27. Gatsby’s mansion is modeled after a famous hotel in this European country.
  14. 28. A term describing Gatsby’s mysterious background, which is the subject of many rumors.
  15. 30. The word Daisy uses to describe her hopes for her daughter: “a beautiful little ___.”
  16. 31. The sport Jordan Baker plays professionally.
  17. 32. Myrtle buys this type of dog at the apartment party.
  18. 33. Myrtle believes Tom is serious about their relationship because he gives her a ___.
Down
  1. 1. Nick Carraway’s moral perspective sets him apart because he claims to be ___.
  2. 2. The famous street in New York where Myrtle and Tom’s apartment is located.
  3. 3. Daisy and Tom’s house is described as a ____, emphasizing wealth.
  4. 5. Nick’s description of Tom’s body: “a cruel body” with enormous ___.
  5. 8. Nick says that Gatsby has an extraordinary gift for this.
  6. 9. A symbol of decay and the struggles of the lower class, located between West Egg and New York City.
  7. 11. The novel’s narrator, a Yale graduate and World War I veteran.
  8. 12. The color associated with the valley of ashes, symbolizing lifelessness.
  9. 13. Daisy Buchanan’s husband, an arrogant and physically imposing man.
  10. 14. Tom Buchanan’s mistress, who desires wealth and status.
  11. 17. A color associated with wealth, Daisy, and illusion.
  12. 19. Tom Buchanan’s mistress’s husband, a struggling mechanic.
  13. 21. The kind of business Nick moves to New York to pursue.
  14. 22. The doctor whose faded eyes watch over the valley of ashes from a billboard.
  15. 24. The season in which the novel begins, a time of new beginnings and change.
  16. 25. Nick’s home is described as a “weather-beaten” small ___.
  17. 29. Tom breaks Myrtle’s nose when she repeatedly says this name.