PrepTest 116, Section 1, Question 18
Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that(454 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(25 more words not shown)
- Ato reinforce the(14 more words not shown)
- Bto confirm the(9 more words not shown)
- Cto point out(11 more words not shown)
- Dto concede a(14 more words not shown)
- Eto suggest that(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The writer admits that applying contemporary ideas can sometimes be unfair to older literature. But the rest of the sentence returns to the legitimate insights new interpretations provide.
What we’re looking for
So this is a drawback within a defense of the theory. It hasn't become a reason to abandon the theory.
Working the answers
- A
Earlier, complicated literary works are said to raise more questions than they answer. That is about the works, not all reader-based interpretations. The phrase here acknowledges an occasional unfair application, rather than reinforcing that earlier claim.
- B
The preceding sentence makes the historical point that reader-based interpretations existed before the theory. This phrase has a different job: acknowledging a problem with some interpretations. Don't give it the neighboring sentence's purpose.
- C
Untenable would mean the theory cannot be defended. The writer continues defending it after this admission.
- DCorrect
“In some cases” limits the problem, and the sentence immediately returns to legitimate new insights. The writer accepts this weakness while treating the approach as beneficial overall.
- E
Fragmented views are the formalists' objection in the opening. Unfairly applying modern ideology isn't necessarily the same thing. An interpretation could impose an inappropriate modern standard without breaking the work into fragments. D explains the actual concession without adding that connection.
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