120–125: How did the nurse refer to Dexter? How did the nurse’s comment and Judy’s reaction to Dexter’s response make him feel? What character trait would cause him to feel that way?

The short story "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells of a boy, the son of a local grocery store owner, who starts off as a golf caddy but aspires to become rich, talented, and highly esteemed. Eventually he becomes prosperous, thanks to a thriving laundry business, and he pursues a relationship with a wealthy young woman named Judy Jones.

In the first part of the story, Dexter meets Judy on the golf course when he is fourteen and she is eleven. As Judy arrives, her nurse is carrying her clubs, but they are looking for a caddy to take over for the nurse. There are several exchanges between the nurse, Dexter, and Judy, and they lead up to a momentous decision that Dexter makes on the spur of the moment.

After Judy and the nurse approach the caddy house, Judy makes a few comments, and then the nurse says, "I don't know what we're supposed to do now." A moment later, Dexter laughs and starts to walk away. Judy calls him "boy" in a tone that probably makes Dexter feel like she considers

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noun : part of speech

verb : variation