English, 30.01.2020 13:03 gracieorman4
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what words in the following passage have the greatest impact on the tone the author creates?
the valley of ashes is bounded on one side by a small foul river, and when the drawbridge is up to let barges through, the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the dismal scene for as long as half an hour.
question 8 options:
valley, scene, hour
foul, dismal, stare
drawbridge, river, passage
bounded, waiting, small
question 9 (5 points)
read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
i decided to call to him. miss baker had mentioned him at dinner, and that would do for an introduction. but i didnât call to him for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be aloneâhe stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as i was from him i could have sworn he was trembling. involuntarily i glanced seawardâand distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. when i looked once more for gatsby he had vanished, and i was alone again in the unquiet darkness.
how does this symbol of the green light represent the american dream?
question 9 options:
the green light is symbolic of money and achievement which are major aspects of the pursuit of the american dream.
the green light is symbolic of money and achievement which are major aspects of the pursuit of the american dream.
the green light symbolizes the american dream because gatsby and daisy both like the color green.
both a and c are correct, but not b; that one is just silly.
when nick runs into tom at the end of the novel, what does the reader learn? refer to the following passage:
âtom,â i inquired, âwhat did you say to wilson that afternoon? â
he stared at me without a word and i knew i had guessed right about those missing hours. i started to turn away but he took a step after me and grabbed my arm. âi told him the truth,â he said. âhe came to the door while we were getting ready to leave and when i sent down word that we werenât in, he tried to force his way upstairs. he was crazy enough to kill me if i hadnât told him who owned the car. his hand was on a revolver in his pocket every minute he was in the houseâââ he broke off defiantly. âwhat if i did tell him? that fellow had it coming to him. he threw dust into your eyes just like he did in daisyâs but he was a tough one. he ran over myrtle like youâd run over a dog and never even stopped his car.â
there was nothing i could say, except the one unutterable fact that it wasnât true.
question 14 options:
the reader learns that daisy killed herself after learning of gatsby's death.
the reader learns that daisy confessed to driving the car that killed myrtle.
the reader learns that tom told wilson that gatsby had driven the car that killed myrtle.
the reader learns that tom was trying to protect daisy from wilson.
question 16 (5 points)
read the following passage and answer the question that follows.
âgatsby. somebody told meâââ
the two girls and jordan leaned together confidentially. âsomebody told me they thought he killed a man once.â
a thrill passed over all of us. the three mr. mumbles bent forward and listened eagerly.
âi donât think itâs so much that,â argued lucille skeptically; âitâs more that he was a german spy during the war.â
one of the men nodded in confirmation. âi heard that from a man who knew all about him, grew up with him in germany,â he assured us positively.
âoh, no,â said the first girl, âit couldnât be that, because he was in the american army during the war.â as our credulity switched back to her she leaned forward with enthusiasm.
âyou look at him sometimes when he thinks nobodyâs looking at him. iâll bet he killed a man.â
the passage provides evidence to support which of the following statements:
question 16 options:
gatsby is clearly a murderer, and everyone is too fond of his parties to turn him in.
even though the people are guests in gatsbyâs home, they know very little about him.
gatsbyâs guests are all extremely close personal friends of his.
women are always gossiping with no regard for whom may hear.
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