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Answer: Daisy is Nick's second cousin, once removed.
Explanation:
Nick, Daisy and Tom are characters from <em>The Great Gatsby</em>, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Nick knows Daisy and her husband, Tom, because Daisy is Nick's second cousin, once removed. Moreover, Tom and Nick went to college together at Yale, but Nick was not very fond of Tom back then. Nick says that he spent two days in Chicago with them, shortly after the war ended. Nick and Daisy are not very close, but are reunited at the beginning of the novel, when Nick moves to West Egg.
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Answer:
Which statement best describes the effect of word choice on the tone of the excerpt?
A. Words like "violence" and "bloodshed" give the excerpt a threatening tone.
B.Words like "accounts" and "travel" give the excerpt an exciting tone.
C. Words like "again" and "along" give the excerpt an anticipatory tone.
D. Words like "committed" and "deeds" give the excerpt a sinister tone.
Explanation:
The statement that best describes the effects of word choice on the tone is letter A. The words like violence and bloodshed give the excerpt a threatening tone, for both words refers to negative tone that suggest harm or conflict. Therefore, right choice of words are essential to relay the tone of a subject matter of a literary work.
