PrepTest 136, Section 1, Question 18
Music and literature, rivals among the arts, have(444 more words not shown)
The information in the passage(10 more words not shown)
- AMorrison has explicitly(14 more words not shown)
- BHe prevented his(14 more words not shown)
- CHe is a(6 more words not shown)
- DHe composed music(13 more words not shown)
- EThough he composed(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Ellington composed with the particular musicians in his band in mind. They could contribute distinctive, even lengthy solos while staying within his larger framework. That's the relationship the author uses to illuminate Morrison's narration. We need a claim about Ellington that follows from those details, rather than a new biographical fact.
Working the answers
- A
The author draws the comparison. That doesn't tell us Morrison herself explicitly credited Ellington. An interpretation of her work isn't the same as a reported statement by her.
- B
The author says the solos could be lengthy while still fitting the composer's frame. Preserving unity didn't require Ellington to prevent long solos.
- C
Being used as an artistic comparison doesn't make Ellington a character in the novel. Nothing says he appears in its story.
- DCorrect
He constructed compositions with his individual musicians and their “unique” voices in mind. That supports music intended for those particular performers, rather than compositions made without regard to who would play them.
- E
We aren't given information about compositions in other genres. Knowing that he composed jazz doesn't establish what else he composed.
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