LI TERARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Heart of Darkness 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Across Down 3. AcrossMarlow’s _____ is destroyed when he arrives at 1. Down Animal that troubles Central Station Central Station. 2. The Company’s doctor measures Marlow’s _____. 6. How Marlow scares the natives away 4. Who helped Marlow get a job with the Company? 9. Where Kurtz goes after escaping the boat 5. Kurtz’s last words: “The _____! The _____!” (same word) 11. When Marlow arrives at the Outer Station, what are they 7. The name of the ship, the “cruising yawl” building? 8. The country the Company is based out of 13. Marlow and his crew get stuck in _____. 10. Marlow compares British imperialism to this 15. International Society for the Suppression of _____ ancient empire. Customs 12. Kurtz’s fi ancée is also called “My _____.” 18. Crew member speared to death 14. The doctor asks, “Ever any _____ in your family?” 20. Kurtz’s artistic hobby 16. Marlow hates _____. 21. What everyone thinks Kurtz is stealing 17. The natives attack with _____. 23. Kurtz was the _____ of the Inner Station. 19. The _____ Exploring Expedition 25. Nearby tribes _____ Kurtz. 22. There is a shortage of _____ at Central Station. 26. Where the story begins 24. Marlow delivers letters to Kurtz’s _____. 27. The man Marlow gives a piece of bread to promptly _____. 28. The fi rst person Marlow meets at the Inner Station is dressed like a(n) _____. 29. What is the Inner Station decorated with? 30. The “whited sepulcher” www.prestwickhouse.com LI TERARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answer Key Across Heart of Darkness 3. Marlow’s _____ is destroyed 21. What everyone thinks Kurtz 1 2 when he arrives at Central is stealing [IVORY] H H 3 4 5 6 7 Station. [BOAT] 23. Kurtz was the _____ of the B O A T H W H I S T L E N 8 6. How Marlow scares the Inner Station. [CHIEF] U B O P A E 9 10 natives away [WHISTLE] 25. Nearby tribes _____ Kurtz. J U N G L E R P D R L 11 12 9. Where Kurtz goes after [WORSHIP] T L R A I L R O A D O L 13 14 escaping the boat [JUNGLE] 26. Where the story begins F O G O N P M M I [LONDON] 15 11. When Marlow arrives at the I R T O S A V A G E Outer Station, what are they 27. The man Marlow gives a piece U E T D N building? [RAILROAD] of bread to promptly _____. 16 17 18 19 20 L A H E L M S M A N P A I N T I N G 13. Marlow and his crew get stuck [DIES] 21 22 in _____. [FOG] I V O R Y L D M E R 28. The fi rst person Marlow meets 23 24 25 15. International Society for the at the Inner Station is dressed E R D C H I E F U W O R S H I P 26 27 Suppression of _____ like a(n) _____. S L O N D O N D I E S S V Customs [SAVAGE] [HARLEQUIN] W R A E 28 18. Crew member speared to 29. What is the Inner Station S H A R L E Q U I N T death [HELMSMAN] decorated with? [SKULLS] 29 D C S K U L L S 20. Kurtz’s artistic hobby 30. The “whited sepulcher” 30 O B R U S S E L S [PAINTING] [BRUSSELS] E Down 1. Animal that troubles Central 7. The name of the ship, the 14. The doctor asks, “Ever any _____ in 24. Marlow delivers letters to Kurtz’s Station [HIPPOPOTAMUS] “cruising yawl” [NELLIE] your family?” [MADNESS] _____. [FIANCÉE] 2. The Company’s doctor mea- 8. The country the Company is 16. Marlow hates _____. [LIES] sures Marlow’s _____. [HEAD] based out of [BELGIUM] 17. The natives attack with _____. 4. Who helped Marlow get a job 10. Marlow compares British [ARROWS] with the Company? [AUNT] imperialism to this ancient 19. The _____ Exploring Expedition 5. Kurtz’s last words: “The empire. [ROMAN] [ELDORADO] _____! The _____!” (same 12. Kurtz’s fi ancée is also called 22. There is a shortage of _____ at word) [HORROR] “My _____.” [INTENDED] Central Station. [RIVETS] Get Free Classroom Resources THE ENGLISH TEACHER’S FREE LIBRARY When we ask teachers what they want, they always say, “free stuff for my classroom.” Look no further—the new English Teacher’s Free Library is loaded with free eBooks, lesson plans, posters, and puzzles that are ready for your classroom. Visit: www.prestwickhouse.com/free-library www.prestwickhouse.com.