The Great Gatsby Chapter 2

Question 1

(adj): behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
“The ________________ assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do.” GG Ch2

Answer 1

Supercilious

Question 2

(adj) touching, in contact
“The only building in sight was a small block of yellow brick sitting on the edge of a waste land, a sort of compact Main Street ministering to it and __________ to absolutely nothing.” GG Ch2

Answer 2

contiguous

Question 3

(adj) luxuriously fine, lavish, splendid
“It occurred to me that this shadow of a garage must be a blind and that __________________ and romantic apartments were concealed overhead….” GG Ch2

Answer 3

sumptuous

Question 4

(adj) having the charm, simplicity or serenity of rural areas

“We drove over to Fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost _____________, on a Sunday afternoon that I wouldn’t have been surprised to see a great flock of white sheep turn the corner.”

Answer 4

pastoral

Question 5

(adverb) proudly, arrogantly, snobbishly
“Throwing a regal homecoming glance around the neighborhood, Mrs. Wilson gathered up her dog and other purchases and went ___________ in.” GG Ch2

Answer 5

haughtily

Question 6

(noun) expression, especially the look of the face

“Looked at from a distance however the hen resolved itself into a bonnet and the _________________ of a stout old lady beamed down into the room.” GG Ch2

Answer 6

countenance

Question 7

(adj) belonging to or controlled as property

“She came in with such a ______________ haste and looked around so possessively at the furniture that I wondered if she lived here.” GG Ch2

Answer 7

proprietary

Question 8

(adj) lacking vigor or vitality, sluggish

“His wife was shrill, __________, handsome, and horrible.” GG Ch2

Answer 8

languid

Question 9

(noun) arrogance, showing extreme pride

“The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive __________.” GG Ch2

Answer 9

hauteur

Question 10

(adj) making or having a harsh sound, grating, irritating

“I wanted to get out and walk eastward toward the park through the soft twilight but each time I tired to go I became entangled in some wild ___________ argument which pulled me back as with ropes, into my chair.” GG Ch2

Answer 10

strident