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Question:- A computer rounded the number 129.257 to the nearest hundredth. What is this number rounded to the nearest hundredth? A .100 B. 129.30 C. 130 D. 129.26 Answer The correct option is D. 129.26 When reducing 129.257 to 2 decimal places, the correct answer turns out to be 129.26. This being the case since…

Question:- The merit system ________ hiring decisions and made it ___________ to fire civil servants without cause.   Answer The merit system of the civil service was the foundation where a decision to hire was made, and one could be removed from their civil service position only with cause. The Merit system was a reform,…

Question:- Where Is Nick Carraway From?   Answer Nick Carraway, the author of the book we read, The Great Gatsby, comes from USA, specifically from the Midwest, particularly the state of Minnesota. Living as a part of the privileged one, he is enrolled with the army in World War I and, after that, chooses to…

Question:-What does the following quote mean? “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” Answer In these lines one can tell that the petrarchian approach was the one used as the writer is unnamed and expresses deep love in the letter written for the recipient. By employing such words…

Question:- A Good Man Is Hard to Find – What is the Title’s Meaning? Answer The name of the story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” can be seen as a hint of what the readers will soon see in the pages of Flannery O’Connor’s short story. Thus, the humankind’s moral character is portrayed…

Question:- What is Daisy’s Opinion of Gatsby’s Party in Chapter 6?   Answer In chaper 6 of The Great Gatsby, Daisy is a passenger at one of Gatsby’s outstanding parties. She is giving no praise, even for splendor and the luxury that decorates excess which she views garish and over the top. After the dinner,…

Question:- Why is Wuthering Heights important?   Answer Coming in 1847, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë was a novel the reputation of which transcended those borders. It was the first to use Gothic intermixed with the genre of Victorian romance. The narrative structure in this novel, however, is interestingly designed showing various Perception techniques and…

Question:- When and Why Did Gatsby Change His Name? Answer At the very beginning, Jay Gatsby was James Gatzs. It was about then or later, around 1917, that he came across Dan Cody, an adventurous businessman who offered to take him under his wing. Gatsby considered changing his name as something that would be beneficial…

Question:- How Is Gatsby Different from His Guests?   Answer Inspector Bob Watson might as well explain the situation to the group in a simple way because there are few who would know of or care about the undercover work in which Agent Jacks is involved. Consequently, Candy goes and asks Judge Hooks to cover…

Question:- What Is Viewed as the Death’s Head?   Answer The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg the Doctor are portrayed on a long deserted advertisement billboard in the background and are regarded as the eyes of God staring down at the moral destruction during a period. The people in that society began to believe that if…