The Great Gatsby 3/4

It is clear from the passage that the narrator is

An astute observer of humanity

The mood of the fourth paragraph is developed primarily through the choice of

Adjectives

The first paragraph of the passage serves as

1 and 2

The brief sentence which ends the passage has the effect of

An announcement

The passage is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Apostrophe

The reader can infer from the passage that in general

The male guests are older than the female guests

The narrator creates a greater sense of immediacy for the reader when he shifts from

Using past tense to using the present tense

The narrator includes the four paragraphs which describe his typical day in order to

Correct an earlier impression

In the first paragraph, the descriptions of the activities are made more forceful by the narrator's use of

2 and 3

The meaning of the phrase "conscientious hour" in the third paragraph could be made more explicit if it was restated as

Conscientiously spent hour

In the final paragraph, Jordan Baker's character is developed by all of the following EXCEPT

Dialogue between characters

The images in the fifth paragraph convey the impression that the night's activity is

Increasing in intensity

In the second paragraph, the appending of the detail about the butler's thumb could be most accurately described as

Ironic

The first sentence of the second paragraph is characterized by

Parallel structure

The predominant tone of the four paragraphs describing Nick's life is

Wistful