PrepTest 147, Section 2, Question 8
Best known for her work with lacquer, Eileen(460 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AEileen Gray's artistic(42 more words not shown)
- BEileen Gray's artistic(42 more words not shown)
- CEileen Gray, a(45 more words not shown)
- DAlthough Eileen Gray's(35 more words not shown)
- EThe fact that(30 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted a varied artistic career connected by attention to detail. Gray moves from lacquer and small objects into furniture and houses, and the examples show her bringing appearance, structure and use together.
What we’re looking for
Look for a summary that covers that development. An answer can make the connection more precise than our first prediction, but it still needs to describe Gray's work without inventing a story about her reputation or motives.
Working the answers
- A
The connection to early lacquer work fits, but artistic independence and lack of critical acclaim are added claims. We aren't told that lacquer prevented critics from appreciating her. Those additions make A an inaccurate summary.
- BCorrect
“Integral wholeness” captures the connection among the examples. The screen combines painting, furniture and architecture; the houses unite interior elements with permanent structures. B covers the range of her work and explains the aesthetic that connects it.
- C
She did use tubular steel and design useful environments. But the opening says she is best known for lacquer, not modern materials. C turns a later example into the defining basis of her reputation.
- D
Hidden details matter, but we aren't told they make all her work readily identifiable. D also shifts the focus from an integrated approach to a supposed signature by which people recognize her work.
- E
Nothing says she became dissatisfied with Japanese art. Lacquer suited her sensibilities, and her later architecture continues the connection among layers and parts. E invents a rejection where the author describes continuity.
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