Question

excerpt from the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald
chapter 1
in my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that i’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
“whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
he didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and i understood that he meant a great deal more than that. in consequence, i’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. the abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person, and so it came about that in college i was unjustly accused of being a politician, because i was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men. most of the confidences were unsought—frequently i have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when i realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon; for the intimate...
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.
what does this excerpt reveal about nick?
he is wealthy enough to live in west egg but not wealthy enough to rent a very nice place.
he plans to move into another house as soon as the opportunity arises.
he is not particularly impressed by material wealth and fashionable appearances.
he is desperate to become part of the elite society of west egg and east egg.

Explanation:

To determine what the excerpt reveals about Nick, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The text says Nick pays "eighty dollars a month" and has a view of millionaires' lawns, implying he's in West Egg (where new money is) but not wealthy enough for a very nice place. This matches.
• Option 2: There's no mention of Nick planning to move, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The excerpt focuses on his living situation and father's advice, not his impression of wealth/appearances, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: The excerpt doesn't show Nick is desperate to be part of elite society; he just has a view of millionaires, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

He is wealthy enough to live in West Egg but not wealthy enough to rent a very nice place.