Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 2.

brutus. cassius,
be not deceived. if i have veiled my look,
i turn the trouble of my countenance
merely upon myself. vexèd i am
of late with passions of some difference,45
conceptions only proper to myself,
which give some soil, perhaps, to my behaviours.
but let not therefore my good friends be grieved—
among which number, cassius, be you one—
nor construe any further my neglect50
than that poor brutus, with himself at war,
forgets the shows of love to other men.

which statement best summarizes the conflict in this passage?

brutus deceived his friend cassius, and now cassius is angry with him.
cassius offends brutus by saying that he does not like the way brutus looks.
brutus has been acting strangely because he has a lot on his mind that is troubling him.
cassius and brutus have been arguing, but brutus says he will set everything right.

Read the following excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's the great gatsbyin the ditch beside the road, right side up, but violentlyshorn of one wheel, rested a new coupé which had leftgatsby's drive not two minutes before. the sharp jut of awall accounted for the detachment of the wheel, whichwas now getting considerable attention from half a dozencurious chauffeurs. however, as they had left their carsblocking the road, a harsh, discordant din from those in therear had been audible for some time, and added to thealready violent confusion of the scene.which statement provides the best analysis of the symbolism in thepassage? a. the phrase "discordant din" echoes the theme of disillusionment.b. the words "violent confusion" convey the abandonment of theamerican dreamc. the cars suggest the carelessness and recklessness of the upperclassd. the ditch represents the moral decay that was occurring inamerica at the time.