PrepTest 127, Section 4, Question 6
With his first published works in the 1950s,(432 more words not shown)
The author refers to the(16 more words not shown)
- Adistinguish expectations that(13 more words not shown)
- Bargue that two(8 more words not shown)
- Cchallenge critics who(12 more words not shown)
- Delucidate those characteristics(13 more words not shown)
- Eargue for a(14 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The “corpus of traditional lore” is the existing collection of stories that the folktale teller draws on. But the question asks why the author brings it up, not just what the phrase means.
What we’re looking for
Look at the surrounding contrast: novels are expected to show realism and originality, whereas folktale tellers are expected to borrow subjects and frameworks from tradition. That helps explain why using familiar material shouldn't count against Tutuola in the same way.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The two genres are novels and folktales. Their different expectations explain why an objection based on originality can miss the mark when applied to a folktale teller.
- B
Different standards don't establish equal value. The author isn't ranking the two genres or declaring them equally worthwhile.
- C
The author does challenge the critics, but not by defending a blend of two genres. The argument is that they've put Tutuola in the wrong category.
- D
This would emphasize matching features across the genres. The sentence instead contrasts what their writers are expected to do with source material.
- E
The author isn't asking for a new investigation because nobody understands the genres. A distinction is already being made and applied to Tutuola's work. E replaces that use of the distinction with a call for further analysis.
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