Reread the sentence from page 11. "Before I could reply that he was my neighbor dinner was announced;wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square." Why does Nick use the word "compelled"? ) to show Tom's speed ) to show Tom's politeness to show Tom's forcefulness ) to show Tom's anger

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Reread the sentence from page 11. "Before I could reply that he was my neighbor dinner was announced;wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square." Why does Nick use the word "compelled"? ) to show Tom's speed ) to show Tom's politeness to show Tom's forcefulness ) to show Tom's anger

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Nick uses the word "compelled" to show Tom Buchanan's forcefulness in guiding him from the room, suggesting that Tom is exerting a strong and authoritative influence, rather than indicating speed, politeness, or anger specifically.

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