PrepTest 141, Section 1, Question 14
From a critical discussion of the work of(461 more words not shown)
The discussion of suspension of(12 more words not shown)
- AIt is the(18 more words not shown)
- BIt introduces a(16 more words not shown)
- CIt is the(16 more words not shown)
- DIt is used(16 more words not shown)
- EIt draws a(20 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The author contrasts losing ourselves in a painting's fictional scene with remaining aware of the actual sitter in a photograph. That helps explain our distinctive response to Cameron: we see the fiction and its real-world staging together.
What we’re looking for
The contrast serves the larger appreciation of her pictures. It isn't a separate conclusion that the whole account exists to prove.
Working the answers
- A
This reverses the roles. The claim about suspension of disbelief helps explain Cameron's photographs' charm; Cameron is not merely a case study supporting a general thesis about disbelief.
- BCorrect
Paintings can allow us to accept the imaginary character, while photographs preserve awareness of the sitter. The contrast clarifies the doubleness that gives our response to Cameron's pictures its peculiar character.
- C
The author appreciates narrative photographs of this kind. The difficulty of forgetting the real sitter is treated as a source of life and charm, not the basis of a negative verdict on the project.
- D
The author isn't explaining and refuting a confused criticism of Cameron. The discussion directly develops the positive account of how these images work. An unusual effect isn't automatically a criticism.
- E
This names the wrong contrast and the wrong alignment. Painting and theater can both let us suspend disbelief, whereas still photographs keep the actors visible. The discussion doesn't establish that Cameron's photographs are more like paintings than drama.
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