Question 3 of 15 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 B-IC
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.Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there.The contrast created between East Egg and West Egg suggests that
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A
the main character feels comfortable in all social situations.
B
Nick will experience a series of financial pitfalls as the story unfolds.
C
the story’s conflict will be based on wealth and appearances.
D
the story will be presented from a number of differing perspectives.