PrepTest 132, Section 1, Question 25
Recent criticism has sought to align Sarah Orne(431 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AIt proposes and(11 more words not shown)
- BIt proposes an(18 more words not shown)
- CIt argues for(17 more words not shown)
- DIt weighs the(10 more words not shown)
- EIt rejects a(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Recall our predicted main point: Jewett differs fundamentally from the earlier domestic novelists because she writes fiction as art in itself, while they use it for instruction. The author's job is to challenge a classification of her work and explain a better way to understand it.
Working the answers
- A
The author doesn't radically redefine several historical categories. The dispute concerns where Jewett fits, using differing conceptions of fiction to explain that judgment.
- B
This reverses the focus. Jewett isn't merely an example used to evaluate an entire style. Her relationship to the earlier domestic novelists is the central question; the discussion of artistic purpose helps answer it.
- C
There is a group of writers under discussion, but no set of long-held assumptions is identified. The opening introduces recent criticism. C turns that specific classification dispute into a broader reconsideration of established historical beliefs.
- D
The author distinguishes the two conceptions without deciding whether instructional fiction or art for its own sake is better. Their difference explains how to classify Jewett; their relative merit isn't the issue being judged.
- ECorrect
The rejected classification aligns Jewett with the earlier domestic novelists. The alternative emphasizes her conception of fiction as an independent art, a difference the author considers more significant than shared subject matter.
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