8. Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 to answer the following question. (2 points) “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! Shouted Mrs. Wilson. "I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai-
Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand. Then
there were bloody towels upon the bathroom floor, and women's voice scolding, and high over the
confusion a long broken wail of pain."
Which of the following best describes how the author uses details to develop Nick Carraway
point of view toward the story events?
A) The detail Carraway describes about the bloody towels reveals that he does not approve of
violence
B) Carraway says, "Then there were..."which reveals that he is confused by what has
happened
C) By describing the movement as "short" and "deft" Carraway reveals that he agrees with
Buchanan's actions
D) Carraway is matter-of-fact when talking about Buchanan;s actions, revelaing that he is not
shocked by them

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.