The underlined sentence is the topic sentence of the paragraph. i really need to explain why i chose the college that i did. first of all, i really think that this college has the best pre-medical program, and since i want to be a doctor, i think this is the place i should be. also, this college is very welcoming and friendly; i really think i can make a lot of friends here. finally, this college is affordable. i won't have to have all kinds of part-time jobs to be able to pay the tuition. i can focus more on my studies. true false

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?