PrepTest 132, Section 1, Question 26
Recent criticism has sought to align Sarah Orne(431 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AThe author considers(24 more words not shown)
- BThe author shows(17 more words not shown)
- CThe author describes(14 more words not shown)
- DThe author proposes(29 more words not shown)
- EThe author mentions(27 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The second paragraph tries to explain the differences we just saw. It starts with personal preferences and historical changes, then turns to different ideas about fiction's purpose. It develops that last explanation by contrasting instructional novels with Jewett's art for its own sake.
What we’re looking for
We need an answer that follows those moves and describes how the author treats the possible explanations.
Working the answers
- A
The earlier possibilities aren't rejected outright. The author says they may help. Nor does the paragraph conclude that trying to explain the differences somehow damages the subject; it goes on to offer an explanation.
- B
Several explanations are available, but they aren't declared incompatible. Historical changes and different artistic aims could both contribute.
- C
They aren't collapsed into one explanation either. Migration, secularization, personal preference, and a view about fiction's purpose remain different ideas.
- D
The paragraph discusses why the works differ. It doesn't present two versions of a classification, establish a need for one, and prepare to refute a counterargument in the next paragraph. That sequence doesn't match what happens.
- ECorrect
The suggestion that the initial possibilities offer some explanatory help is a mildly favorable assessment (paragraph 2). The next claim—that the differences “ultimately reflect” conceptions of fiction—introduces the explanation treated as more fundamental. The rest of the paragraph develops it through the contrast between instruction and artistic value.
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