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the "fifth guest" is Tom's mistress who arrives unexpectedly. The "fifth guest" is the butler who takes a seat at the table. What did Jordan Baker tell Nick Carraway about Tom Buchanan? She told him that Tom is terminally ill.
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The Chinese government secluded their country from other nations to show its self-sufficiency. It is a condition of not requiring any help or support for survival or it does not trade with other nations. Foreign representatives or diplomats who go to the country were compulsory to bow to the Chinese emperor making him superior.