11. how do gatsby's claims about his time at oxford, his medals for his service in the war, and his time living "like a young rajah in all the capitals of europe" affect nick?
a. they make nick feel as though gatsby is lying, and he dislikes him.
b. they make nick feel threatened because he knows he cannot trust gatsby.
c. they confuse nick because he already knows the truth about gatsby.
d. they impress nick, who envies gatsby's adventurous and eventful past.

A. They make Nick feel as though Gatsby is lying, and he dislikes him.

Explanation:

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" tells the story of not the narrator Nick Carraway but rather his neighbor Jay Gatsby. Though the story is told from the perspective of Nick, we also get a detailed account of the numerous characters in the story.

In Chapter IV of the story, we see Nick and Jay in conversation about his past, how he had managed to become the man he is today. Along the car ride, Gatsby tells him his upbringing and how he had come with such wealth. Though at first Nick seem to find it hard to believe, when Gatsby produced the slug and the photo from his days in the army, Nick seemed to accept the tale as the truth.

Particularly interesting is Gatsby's claim of having been from Oxford and his medals from service during the war, and more significantly the claim that he was "like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe" all made Nick find it hardly probable. He had to suppress a laughter after hearing all these claims from Jay.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

the answers are;

d. it reveals hamlet’s hesitation to act.

a.it reveals hamletâs anger with himself.