Question

“but we heard it,” insisted daisy .... “we heard it from three people, so it must be true.”
of course i knew what they were referring to, but i wasn’t even vaguely engaged. the fact that gossip had published the banns was one of the reasons i had come east. you can’t stop going with an old friend on account of rumors, and on the other hand i had no intention of being rumored into marriage.
their interest rather touched me ... nevertheless, i was confused and a little disgusted as i drove away.

in this passage, nick tells daisy and tom that he is not engaged. based on this passage, which conflict is most likely to develop?
○ the east vs. the middle west
○ tom and daisy vs. nick
○ rumors vs. reality
○ east egg vs. west egg
done

Explanation:

The passage centers on Daisy insisting a secondhand rumor about Nick's engagement is true, while Nick states the rumor is false (he had no intention of marriage). This directly sets up a conflict between the spreading gossip/rumors and the actual reality of Nick's situation.

Answer:

B. Rumors vs. reality