PrepTest 116, Section 1, Question 17
Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that(454 more words not shown)
The passage states that reader-response(7 more words not shown)
- Aa wide range(6 more words not shown)
- Bcontemporary ideology as(4 more words not shown)
- Cencoding the meaning(8 more words not shown)
- Dfinding the meaning(7 more words not shown)
- Ebelief that an(8 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Multiple perspectives. Reader-response theory makes room for different readers' contributions, and the question asks what that theory legitimizes. We can check the final sentence directly.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Paragraph 3 says the theory validates diverse ways of reading literary works. That is our prediction almost word for word.
- B
Contemporary ideologies appear in the warning about unfairly burdening older literature. That is a problem with some interpretations, not the benefit being endorsed.
- C
Signs and symbols are features of a literary text that need interpretation. They aren't what reader-response theory is said to legitimize.
- D
Text alone is the formalists' approach. Reader-response theory emphasizes what the reader contributes.
- E
Finding the author's intended meaning is also associated with formalism. The stated benefit of reader-response theory is the range of perspectives, not a guarantee that we can recover that intention.
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