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