PrepTest 141, Section 1, Question 15
From a critical discussion of the work of(461 more words not shown)
The main purpose of the(2 more words not shown)
- Ato chronicle Cameron's(14 more words not shown)
- Bto argue that(20 more words not shown)
- Cto show that(16 more words not shown)
- Dto explain why(15 more words not shown)
- Eto defend Cameron's(19 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Recall the main-point prediction: the tension between the fictional scene Cameron intended and the visible reality of its staging makes the pictures appealing. The purpose is to explain that artistic value, including why an imperfect illusion can be better than a seamless one.
Working the answers
- A
There is no chronological account tracing Cameron's development toward a final masterpiece. The Passing of Arthur is an example in the closing discussion, not the culmination of a narrated career.
- BCorrect
Cameron sought seamless illustrative art, but the photographs preserve awkward people, obvious props, and signs of the sitting. The writer argues that those results add life and charm. The tension between her aim and what the images actually show is therefore part of their value.
- C
Her theatrical vision certainly matters. But the author isn't balancing a set of strengths against a set of weaknesses caused by it. Features that might look like shortcomings are explained as contributing to the photographs' appeal. This answer changes the purpose into a broader mixed appraisal.
- D
The comparison with paintings doesn't establish that Cameron's project was to gain painting's prestige for photography. Nor is the account an explanation of inevitable failure: it repeatedly praises the resulting images.
- E
The Passing of Arthur illustrates the final point about amateurism and artistry. The whole account is not a defense of that one picture against its critics. Restricting the purpose to the final example leaves out the explanation of the wider group of photographs.
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