PrepTest 123, Section 1, Question 10
Countee Cullen (Countee Leroy Porter, 1903–1946) was one(461 more words not shown)
The passage suggests which one(10 more words not shown)
- ACullen used controlled(14 more words not shown)
- BCullen's interest in(10 more words not shown)
- COnly the most(12 more words not shown)
- DCullen had rejected(14 more words not shown)
- ELess controlled poetic(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We know Cullen preferred controlled forms, including sonnets and conventional rhyme, and that some critics objected to using European forms for racial themes. This asks what else we can support about that preference.
What we’re looking for
I don't yet have a precise prediction; I'll check the wording rather than assume that anything else we learned about Cullen explains his choice of form.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
A sentence in the first paragraph begins, “Believing poetry should consist of” lofty thoughts beautifully expressed, and then says Cullen preferred controlled forms. That sentence links his preference to his ideal of beautiful expression. We don't need the answer's exact wording repeated; the connection is already there.
- B
Religious imagery and religious upbringing are mentioned, but religious themes aren't identified as the reason he chose controlled forms.
- C
Preferring controlled forms doesn't establish that only the most controlled forms let him address race. That adds a necessity and a degree of control that the text never claims.
- D
We aren't given that history. Learning about his university years doesn't tell us that he encountered less controlled forms earlier or rejected them then.
- E
The text doesn't establish that less controlled forms work better for racial or political subjects. It reports critics' objections without endorsing that broader comparison.
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