PrepTest 108, Section 4, Question 16
Robin D. G. Kelley's book Hammer and Hoe(420 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(7 more words not shown)
- ABy spending little(25 more words not shown)
- BThe relationship between(26 more words not shown)
- CHammer and Hoe(21 more words not shown)
- DThe true measure(25 more words not shown)
- EHammer and Hoe(21 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already made a rough main-point prediction: the party lost appeal when it became less focused on African-American workers' concerns, while other political and economic changes also contributed.
What we’re looking for
That's the decline Kelley explains. Now let's find an answer that fits the discussion as a whole, remaining willing to adjust our wording if it puts too much weight on that ending.
Working the answers
- A
This says the book fails. We aren't criticizing Kelley for neglecting ideology; we're learning what he discovers by focusing on workers and organization instead.
- B
We never draw this general lesson about ideological purity and political change. Kelley explains a particular relationship and its changes. B turns that account into a broader rule the author doesn't give us.
- C
Unity between radicals and liberals is the interest of the other historians. Paragraph 2 distinguishes Kelley's focus from theirs.
- D
Cultural interaction does matter: the opening expressly mentions it. But the contrast is with judging communism's abstract tenets, not with changing people's thinking. D also stops at a measure of success instead of capturing the account of the relationship and its decline.
- ECorrect
This is broader than our prediction, but it fits. Kelley offers a different perspective on why these workers embraced the party, how they used it, and why its appeal faded. Our prediction emphasized the decline; E has room for the earlier appeal and the contrast with previous scholarship too. We should broaden our prediction rather than reject an accurate answer for using different words.
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