Question

f. scott fitzgerald’s novel the great gatsby tells the story of a young and mysterious millionaire, jay gatsby, who is in love with daisy buchanan. in this passage, the narrator (nick carraway) describes his impressions of two women, his cousin daisy buchanan and jordan baker. the younger of the two was a stranger to me. she was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. if she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, i was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in. the other girl, daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and i laughed too and came forward into the room. “i’m p-paralyzed with happiness.” she laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see. that was a way she had. she hinted in a murmur that the... which term best describes the narrator’s attitude toward daisy? ○ admiration ○ confusion ○ contempt ○ bemusement

Explanation:

To determine the narrator's attitude toward Daisy, we analyze the text:

• Daisy's actions (attempt to rise, charming laugh, holding the narrator's hand, expressing eagerness to see him) and the narrator's response (laughing, coming forward) suggest a positive view.
• "Admiration" fits as the narrator responds warmly to Daisy's charming behavior and her apparent happiness to see him.
• "Confusion" is incorrect as there's no indication of confusion.
• "Contempt" is negative and doesn't match the warm interaction.
• "Bemusement" implies puzzlement, which isn't present here.

Answer:

admiration