PrepTest 133, Section 4, Question 14
The literary development of Kate Chopin, author of(448 more words not shown)
The primary purpose of the(3 more words not shown)
- Aeducate readers of(13 more words not shown)
- Bdiscuss the relationship(10 more words not shown)
- Ctrace the evolution(10 more words not shown)
- Dcounter a claim(9 more words not shown)
- Eweigh the value(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Return to our main-point prediction: we're following Chopin's evolution as a writer and how she arrived at The Awakening. The other writers matter because their changing approaches help explain her development. Keep Chopin's development at the center.
Working the answers
- A
The account isn't primarily about events in Chopin's life being reflected in the novel. It traces literary influences and techniques; readers don't need a plot-based account of her biography here.
- BCorrect
This connects Chopin's artistic development with the changing fiction around her: sentimental novels, local colorists, and New Women. It expresses the purpose of following that sequence.
- C
“Trace the evolution” initially looks promising, but check whose evolution. The focus is Chopin's development, and she isn't presented as a typical example representing all nineteenth-century women's fiction.
- D
The author doesn't argue against social influence. Changes in women's opportunities help explain the literary setting in which Chopin developed. This reverses the direction of the account.
- E
Describing how her work differs from other writers' work isn't ranking their value. No comparative judgment about which novels or stories are better is developed.
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