PrepTest 127, Section 4, Question 3
With his first published works in the 1950s,(432 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(12 more words not shown)
- Aconvinced that Tutuola's(12 more words not shown)
- Bcertain that Tutuola's(12 more words not shown)
- Cpleased at the(9 more words not shown)
- Dconfident that the(11 more words not shown)
- Eoptimistic that Tutuola's(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The author thinks Tutuola has been misunderstood: readers are judging him as a novelist when his work belongs to the folktale tradition. That's a definite position, not merely a vague feeling that his writing is good. Let's match that attitude.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The second paragraph calls the African oral tradition “the most useful approach” to his works. That directly supports the author's conviction about how they should be viewed.
- B
We aren't told that his writing will renew interest in studying oral traditions. Defending his place within a tradition isn't a prediction about its future popularity.
- C
The author challenges the critics' way of judging him. We can't turn that criticism into pleasure with the reception he's received.
- D
There's no discussion of whether future translations will preserve his work's integrity. The translations from Yoruba used in his own writing don't answer that different question.
- E
We get no forecast of a growing literary trend. The argument is about how to understand Tutuola, not what other writers will do next.
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