4. Which of the following BEST describe the purpose of Fitzgerald's inclusion of the last two sentences in the excerpt on the previous page (detailing the drawbridge and the fact that the train always must stop
there)?
a. These details highlight the carelessness of society during the Roaring 20s.
b. These details demonstrate Nick's attitude toward this new society, because he does not want to
meet Tom's mistress Myrtle.
c. These details serve as foreshadowing for Nick's first mysterious meeting with his neighbor Gatsby
at the party he attends later on.
d. These details emphasize the contrast between the glamour of Long Island/NYC and the poverty of
the Valley of Ashes because the train stop is a reminder of the lower class.