PrepTest 115, Section 3, Question 15
Fairy tales address themselves to two communities, each(459 more words not shown)
It can be inferred from(8 more words not shown)
- Auninterested in inflexible(4 more words not shown)
- Bunfairly subjected to(6 more words not shown)
- Coften aware of(3 more words not shown)
- Dcapable of shedding(3 more words not shown)
- Ebasically playful and(1 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Be careful whose view we need: Bettelheim's, not the writer's. My first thought is his focus on children's faults. But that broad impression may not predict the specific inference. His explanation of what Hansel and Gretel learn is worth checking too.
Working the answers
- A
He wants to find moral lessons for children. That doesn't tell us whether he thinks children are interested in rigid instruction.
- B
He presents moral instruction as useful, not as an unfair imposition by parents. B sounds more like a criticism of his approach than his own view.
- C
His interpretation turns attention away from parental wrongdoing. We aren't told that he thinks children frequently recognize inappropriate behavior by parents.
- DCorrect
He says the children learn to give up their “unhealthy dependency on their parents” and become the family's support. That is a change away from a quality he considers undesirable. So he must think children are capable of making that kind of improvement. This is more specific than our initial impression that he sees faults in children.
- E
Playful and carefree isn't the picture he emphasizes. His readings center on dependence, greed, desire, revenge, and the need for moral instruction.
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