PrepTest 103, Section 4, Question 24
In England before 1660, a husband controlled his(440 more words not shown)
The primary purpose of the(3 more words not shown)
- Acompare two explanations(4 more words not shown)
- Bsummarize research that(3 more words not shown)
- Cresolve a long-standing(1 more words not shown)
- Dsuggest that a(5 more words not shown)
- Eprovide support for(3 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
I'd predict something like: explain Staves' argument against the traditional view of women's property gains. We get the traditional claim, her challenge, and the court-case findings behind that challenge. Look for the same purpose, even if the answer describes it differently.
Working the answers
- A
There are two views here, but we aren't comparing two explanations for why the same thing happened. We're examining research that challenges historians' judgment that legal changes benefited women. Two opposing views don't automatically make this description fit.
- BCorrect
The research is Staves' study of court cases; the argument it refutes is that the contractual changes “represented a gain for women.” The examples show how courts and restrictive rules undermined that gain. This is a more precise version of our initial prediction about explaining Staves' argument.
- C
We aren't told how long the disagreement has lasted or that this account resolves it. Presenting research against a view doesn't establish that the controversy is settled.
- D
The main target is the traditional interpretation, not a recent hypothesis. Staves' newer interpretation is presented with supporting evidence, rather than put forward for reconsideration.
- E
The traditional view is the one Staves contests. The discussion explains her challenge to it.
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