Question

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
which inference about the narrator’s attitude toward his father’s advice is best supported by the novel’s opening passages?
a. nick mostly disagrees with his father’s advice because he thinks that everyone is born with some advantages.

b. nick disagrees with his father’s advice because he realizes that he wasn’t born with the advantages of the very wealthy people he encou

c. nick generally agrees with his father’s advice, but has learned there is a limit to his tolerance for other people’s behavior.

d. he agrees with his advice because he believes that it’s unjust to criticize people who don’t have the advantages of a good education.

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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option based on Nick's (from The Great Gatsby) attitude toward his father's advice (to be tolerant).

• Option A: Nick doesn't disagree because of "everyone born with advantages"—his father's advice is about tolerance, not birth advantages. Eliminate.
• Option B: Disagreeing due to "not born with wealthy advantages" is incorrect; the advice is about tolerance, not wealth. Eliminate.
• Option C: Nick generally agrees with the advice (to be tolerant) but learns his tolerance has limits (e.g., with people like Tom, Daisy, etc.). This matches his character development.
• Option D: "Unjust to criticize those without good education" misinterprets the advice (about general tolerance, not education - based criticism). Eliminate.

Answer:

C. Nick generally agrees with his father’s advice, but has learned there is a limit to his tolerance for other people’s behavior.