Read the following excerpt from The Great Gatsby.
He looked at me sideways-and I knew why Jordan Baker
had believed he was lying. He hurried the phrase "educated
at Oxford, or swallowed it, or choked on it, as though it had
bothered him before. And with this doubt, his whole
statement fell to pieces, and I wondered if there wasn't
something a little sinister about him, after all.
Which theme does this excerpt best convey?
A. You can fool some people some of the time, but not all people all
of the time.
B. It's best to look others in the eye so that they know they're being
told the truth.
OC. It's better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and
remove all doubt.
D. People shouldn't try to be who they're not because the truth will
reveal itself.