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f. scott fitzgerald’s novel the great gatsby tells the story of a young and mysterious millionaire, jay gatsby, who is in love with daisy buchanan. in this passage, the narrator (nick carraway) describes his impressions of two women, his cousin daisy buchanan and jordan baker.

the younger of the two was a stranger to me. she was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. if she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, i was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.

the other girl, daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and i laughed too and came forward into the room.

“i’m p-paralyzed with happiness.” she laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see. that was a way she had. she hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was baker. (i’ve heard it said

“the other girl, daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and i laughed too and came forward into the room.”

if the underlined word \conscientious\ were replaced with the word \exasperated\ how would this change the narrator’s description of daisy?

○ daisy would seem more blunt and less curious.
○ daisy would seem more angry and less patient.
○ daisy would seem more frustrated and less considerate.
○ daisy would seem more nervous and less social.

Explanation:

1. First, analyze the meaning of "conscientious": It means careful, thorough, and considerate.
2. Then, analyze "exasperated": It means very annoyed or frustrated.
3. Now, evaluate each option:

• Option 1: "Blunt and less curious" doesn't match exasperated's meaning (frustration/annoyance). Eliminate.
• Option 2: "Angry and less patient" – Exasperated is more frustration than anger, and "less patient" isn't directly tied. Eliminate.
• Option 3: "More frustrated and less considerate" – Exasperated implies frustration, and losing the "conscientious" (considerate) tone fits. This matches.
• Option 4: "Nervous and less social" – Exasperated isn't about nervousness or social behavior. Eliminate.

Answer:

Daisy would seem more frustrated and less considerate.