{"id":"cb_question_bank:550f8089-1db2-423b-ac31-3ad4a132a321","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"550f8089-1db2-423b-ac31-3ad4a132a321","external_id":"01e38e21-9fcc-47d0-befd-d547fc90bc9c","ibn":null,"question_id":"9aa44886","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"CAS","domain":"Craft and Structure","skill_code":"WIC","skill":"Words in Context","difficulty":"M","score_band":4,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"As used in the text, what does the word “quality” most nearly mean?","stimulus":"The following text is from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby . [Jay Gatsby] was balancing himself on the dashboard of his car with that resourcefulness of movement that is so peculiarly American—that comes, I suppose, with the absence of lifting work in youth and, even more, with the formless grace of our nervous, sporadic games. This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.","stimulus_html":"<p>The following text is from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel&nbsp;<em>The Great Gatsby</em>.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>[Jay Gatsby] was balancing himself on the dashboard of his car with that resourcefulness of movement that is so peculiarly American—that comes, I suppose, with the absence of lifting work in youth and, even more, with the formless grace of our nervous, sporadic games. This <span><u>quality</u></span> was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.</p>\n</blockquote>","stem_html":"<p>As used in the text, what does the word “quality” most nearly mean?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>Choice C is the best answer. “This quality” refers to Gatsby’s “resourcefulness of movement,” which is described as a characteristic or trait of his.&nbsp;</p><p>Choice A is incorrect. This isn’t what “quality” means in this context. Here, “this quality” refers to Gatsby’s “resourcefulness of movement,” which is described as a characteristic or trait of his. “Standard” is a synonym for a different definition of “quality”: the degree of excellence of something.&nbsp;Choice B is incorrect. This isn’t what “quality” means in this context. Here, “this quality” refers to Gatsby’s “resourcefulness of movement,” which is described as a characteristic or trait of his. “Prestige” would suggest a high status or an admirable reputation, which doesn’t match that description. Choice D is incorrect. This isn’t what “quality” means in this context. Here, “this quality” refers to Gatsby’s “resourcefulness of movement,” which is described as a characteristic or trait of his. “Accomplishment” would suggest an achievement, which doesn’t match that description. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","correct_answer":["C"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.319000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.319000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>Standard</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>Prestige</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>Characteristic</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>Accomplishment</p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_name":"College Board digital SAT question bank (community dump)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/","retrieved_from":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank/main/data/cb-digital-questions.json","attribution":"SAT practice questions © College Board, from the official SAT Suite Question Bank. Retrieved via the community dump at github.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank.","disclaimer":"SAT® and PSAT/NMSQT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, does not sponsor, and does not endorse this project.","license":"College Board copyright; source repository carries no licence. Local use only.","redistributable":false,"item_count":2017}}