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Depression and Hard Times

Question 19 • BT 26-27 English Language Arts 11 B

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor’s lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month.What does this excerpt reveal about Nick?

Answer
A
He is not particularly impressed by material wealth and fashionable appearances.
B
He plans to move into another house as soon as the opportunity arises.
C
He is wealthy enough to live in West Egg but not wealthy enough to rent a very nice place.
D
He is desperate to become part of the elite society of West Egg and East Egg.
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