PrepTest 124, Section 4, Question 6
Asian American poetry from Hawaii, the Pacific island(475 more words not shown)
With which one of the(16 more words not shown)
- AIt cannot be(7 more words not shown)
- BIt is an(14 more words not shown)
- CIt is most(20 more words not shown)
- DIt conveys thoughtful(20 more words not shown)
- EIt conveys Lum's(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Lum's poetry doesn't fit the familiar categories because it explores both his heritage and a new local identity. I'd start with that main point, while staying open to a smaller detail the choices might test.
Working the answers
- A
Politics isn't discussed. We cannot conclude that no political ideology could make use of the poetry.
- B
The poem praising Li Po places Lum within a literary tradition, but the writer doesn't describe his appreciation of earlier poets' stylistic contributions. Respecting a tradition doesn't establish this particular claim about poetic style.
- C
This expands a specific discussion of Lum, Chinese heritage, and Hawaii into the best way to understand a choice facing every person in every culture. It also makes new versus old sound like an either-or choice, whereas Lum explores their relationship.
- DCorrect
He values his heritage while criticizing elitism in some Chinese poetry; he acknowledges immigrants' hopes while resisting an idealized U.S. culture. Those examples support “thoughtful assessments” of both his ancestral tradition and the setting where he seeks a new identity.
- E
“Antipathy” means aversion or dislike. Criticizing features of a tradition doesn't show hostility toward tradition itself. Lum also finds his homeland ties comforting and necessary.
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