PrepTest 128, Section 1, Question 9
In many Western societies, modern bankruptcy laws have(424 more words not shown)
The primary purpose of the(3 more words not shown)
- Aoffer a critique(8 more words not shown)
- Bcompare the practices(14 more words not shown)
- Ccriticize those who(7 more words not shown)
- Dreexamine today's bankruptcy(9 more words not shown)
- Eexplain and defend(3 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We know the position. Now describe what the author is doing to advance it: explaining modern bankruptcy law and showing why its economic benefits justify the shift away from punishment.
Working the answers
- A
The two approaches don't receive the same treatment. The old approach is criticized; the modern one is defended.
- B
There is a historical comparison, but this answer stops at comparison and makes court practices the focus. It misses the defense of modern law.
- C
The author responds to critics, but the purpose isn't to criticize those people. The explanation of the laws and their benefits is the center of the discussion.
- D
No further improvements are proposed. The author is defending the shift already made.
- ECorrect
The final paragraph explains how modern laws work, while the economic problems with punishment explain why the author supports them. E captures both parts of that purpose.
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