PrepTest 128, Section 4, Question 12
In filmmaker Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry , the(458 more words not shown)
The author most likely holds(6 more words not shown)
- AMost people who(17 more words not shown)
- BThe continuing presence(20 more words not shown)
- CAllen's film career(12 more words not shown)
- DAn artist must(24 more words not shown)
- EAllen's films accurately(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need a view the author supports, which may be a smaller observation rather than the main point. Keep the author's claims separate from views expressed by Allen's characters. Describing a cynical attitude doesn't mean endorsing it.
Working the answers
- A
This resembles the producer's accusation in Stardust Memories. The author identifies that recurring accusation without declaring it true of most people who call themselves artists.
- BCorrect
The final sentence of the second paragraph says the concern appears often enough in Allen's films to suggest a personal concern he has yet to resolve. That supports the cautious inference in B: a repeated topic can suggest a concern in the artist's own life. It doesn't require certainty about the person's psychology.
- C
We know the pattern recurs in Allen's work. We don't know that no other filmmaker has a similar pattern, so “unique” goes beyond the evidence.
- D
No necessary condition for truly artistic work is proposed. Artists must use their own experience is a rule this discussion doesn't establish.
- E
The contrast concerns endings Allen writes, not evidence that inartistic people are happier in real life. The author doesn't verify the accuracy of those portrayals.
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