Question

What is significant about the following excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams"?

[Judy] swung her mashie impatiently and without interest, pitching the ball into a sand-pit on the other side of the green. With a quick, insincere smile and a careless "Thank you!" she went on after it.


A. Judy's actions on the golf course are similar to the way she treats men.
B. Judy is a professional golfer, which impresses other golfers at the club.
C. Judy tends to have a violent temper, which is evident when she plays golf.
D. Judy is a bad golfer and used the wrong club when trying to hit the ball.

Answer 1

A. Judy's actions on the golf course are similar to the way she treats men.

Step-by-step explanation:

Judy in "Winter Dreams," is portrayed in a short yet extensive expression about time that will bode well - "perfectly appalling, as the young ladies seem to be, a couple of years after the fact, bound to be unspeakably flawless, and carry unlimited agonies to an enormous number of men. "Furthermore, that is valid, Judy is a rich, ruined, anxious young lady who feels that everybody ought to do her desires. From this we can infer that Judy's activities on the green are like the manner in which she treats men, which is a contemptible, thoughtless, and unforgiving way.

Answer 2

I'd say A because after reading the whole story you find out that Judy is very insincere and careless toward Dexter and the other guys she dates, which is seen when she doesn't respond to Dexter's marriage proposal.