Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.It was a matter of chance that I should have rented a house in one of the strangest communities in North America. It was on that slender riotous island which extends itself due east of New York—and where there are, among other natural curiosities, two unusual formations of land. Which words from the passage are most indicative of the types of situations the narrator will encounter in the novel?
Answer
A
“natural” and “slender”
B
“strangest” and “unusual”
C
“matter” and “chance”
D
“natural” and “formations”
Explanation
The words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator will encounter people and situations that are distinctive or out of the ordinary. The other choices mainly describe the island’s shape or refer to chance, rather than hinting at the unusual experiences ahead.
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