PrepTest 127, Section 4, Question 2
With his first published works in the 1950s,(432 more words not shown)
Tutuola's approach to writing folktales(11 more words not shown)
- Aapplied conventions of(9 more words not shown)
- Bre-created important elements(11 more words not shown)
- Ccombined characters from(11 more words not shown)
- Dtransplanted traditional Irish(9 more words not shown)
- Eutilized an omniscient(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Tutuola takes familiar stories from his culture and puts his own spin on them. An Irish counterpart should do something similar with traditional Irish stories.
What we’re looking for
That's the relationship to match. A choice can mention writing, folklore, or a familiar technique without capturing how he adapts the material.
Working the answers
- A
This may initially sound plausible because Tutuola writes down folktales. But writing them down isn't the same as applying the conventions of a novel. The author specifically argues that his works aren't designed to meet those expectations. The problem isn't the word retelling; inventive retelling is exactly what he does.
- B
Tutuola draws on an oral tradition, but his works are written. A purely oral performance doesn't match that relationship.
- C
Mixing English with Yoruba expressions doesn't mean mixing characters from English and Nigerian stories. We have no counterpart for this combination of two cultures' folktales.
- DCorrect
The final paragraph says Tutuola adapts familiar tales by placing their events in contemporary surroundings (paragraph 4). Moving an old Irish folktale into contemporary Irish life matches that particular way of giving a traditional story a new form.
- E
An omniscient narrator is a real point of similarity. But this author tells original stories, while Tutuola reshapes inherited ones. Matching one technique doesn't fix the mismatch in the source material.
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