"About half way between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to
shrink away from a cerain desolate area of land." Where does the story most likely take place?
ОА
a borough of New York City
B.
a rural area that's still accessible to New York
C
In rural upstate New York
D.
In New York City

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.