Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Literature In English Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Literature In English examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 11 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Read the following passage from F. Scott Fitzgerald's *The Great Gatsby*: "The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, blue and enormous, stared down upon the desolate landscape, where the ash‑grey dust lay thick as a blanket, and the wind whispered through the broken windows of the abandoned houses." What is the dominant mood conveyed in this passage? Support your answer by identifying two specific linguistic features that create this mood.

Answer Options

A. The dominant mood is hopeful (optimistic). The passage creates this feeling through the bright colour "blue" of the eyes and the image of dust "laying thick as a blanket", implying protection and renewal.
B. The dominant mood is nostalgic (wistful). It is suggested by the gentle description of "blue and enormous" eyes and the soft reference to "wind whispered", which together evoke a longing for the past.
Correct Answer C. The dominant mood is bleak (melancholic). It is created by the vivid visual imagery of "ash‑grey dust" and "desolate landscape" and by the personification of the eyes that "stared down", which together produce an oppressive atmosphere.
D. The dominant mood is eerie (foreboding). This is achieved by the mention of "broken windows" and the personified eyes that "stared down", which together hint at a supernatural presence.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
The dominant mood is bleak (melancholic). It is created by the vivid visual imagery of "ash‑grey dust" and "desolate landscape" and by the personification of the eyes that "stared down", which together produce an oppressive atmosphere.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Literature In English Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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