1.which of the following best defines the word modernism?

a literary movement that attempted to promote the idea that individual freedoms were subservient to the will of the ruling classes in any given society

a literary movement that emerged after world war i and employed experimental techniques to capture and depict the contradictions and complexities of life

a literary movement that championed the power of the individual to overcome any obstacle and to forcibly shape his or her environment to achieve his or her goals

a literary movement that emerged after the civil war and attempted to capture the distinct dialects and traditions of people in different parts of the country

2.all of gatsby's efforts in the novel are done in the name of

erasing the past so that he can forget all about daisy buchanan

celebrating the past so that everyone he meets knows of his love for daisy

recapturing the past so that he can be happy again with daisy

reinventing the past so that no one finds out about his criminal associations

3.how does nick feel when gatsby tells him about things like his time at oxford, his medals for his service in the war, and his time living "like a young rajah in all the capitals of europe"?

nick is confused because he already knows the truth about gatsby.

nick is impressed with gatsby's adventurous and eventful past.

nick feels as though gatsby is lying, and he dislikes him.

nick feels threatened because he knows he cannot trust gatsby.

4.in the great gatsby, car accidents come to represent the of the novel's characters.

wealth

stupidity

carelessness (i think its this one)

desperation

5.all of gatsby's efforts in the novel are done in the name of

erasing the past so that he can forget all about daisy buchanan

celebrating the past so that everyone he meets knows of his love for daisy

recapturing the past so that he can be happy again with daisy

reinventing the past so that no one finds out about his criminal associations

6.

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by the end of the novel, nick has come to associate the east with

the ugliness of human nature and moral corruption

poverty, unemployment, and theft

hope, beauty, and a bright future for the united states

traditional values, optimism, and friendship