"It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hatboxes and supper boxes and tool
boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of wndshields that mirrored a dozen suns,
Sitting down behind many layers of glass in a sort of green leather conservatory,
we started to town."
Which of the following best expresses how Fitzgerald's
diction creates our sense of Gatsby's car?
A. "Swollen," "monstrous," "labyrinth," and "layers of glass" create a sinister
tone, as if the car is a monster
B. Details such as "monstrous length" "labyrinth of windshields," "many layers of glass."
and "green leather conservatory" emphasize the elaborate, ostentatious, showiness of the car
C. That the car is "bright with nickel" and contains "hatboxes," "supper boxes," and "tool boxes"
suggests that its owner is familiar with all walks of life
D. Connotative language suggests the car, tasteful and understated, is quietly
expensive