PrepTest 137, Section 1, Question 4
Until my present study, African American entertainer Lorenzo(472 more words not shown)
The passage most strongly supports(21 more words not shown)
- AIts subject matter(21 more words not shown)
- BIt should be(26 more words not shown)
- CIt should be(23 more words not shown)
- DIt should not(18 more words not shown)
- EIt should be(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Why should someone care about the biography? Tucker had a substantial career of his own, and he also witnessed decades of African American theater and film. His collection and recollections can shed light on that wider history. Those are the two kinds of value the opening gives us.
What we’re looking for
Look for an answer grounded in those contributions. Describing careful research doesn't automatically establish a new method, a particular publisher, or an entirely different purpose for the book.
Working the answers
- A
The author doesn't compare popular and academic publishing or say the book is inappropriate for an academic press. That classification is new information.
- B
The research may be valuable, but its methods aren't identified as innovative. Using archives, films, and interviews isn't presented as a new technique the author developed. This adds a reason for the study's value that the text doesn't provide.
- CCorrect
The book concerns Tucker's career and can also illuminate the entertainment history he witnessed. The first paragraph explicitly connects his artifacts and memories to an area with insufficient scholarship. That gives us support for both halves of C.
- D
The author describes checking testimony against known facts and generally excluding unverifiable information. Those efforts support an attempt at an accurate historical record. Admitting limits to verification doesn't mean accuracy isn't a principal aim.
- E
Explaining the research process doesn't make the book a guide to authenticating memorabilia. The project is a career biography, and we aren't given instructions for determining whether an artifact is genuine.
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