PrepTest 159, Section 2, Question 6
The 1937–1938 comic strip Torchy Brown, in "Dixie(426 more words not shown)
The passage most strongly suggests(16 more words not shown)
- AShe personified the(7 more words not shown)
- BHer options were(7 more words not shown)
- CShe was courageous(10 more words not shown)
- DHer life as(11 more words not shown)
- EHer experiences were(7 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The final paragraph gives us the clearest link between Ormes's character and her audience. Torchy faces authentic dangers, and much depends on individual courage. Those situations allow Ormes to offer readers real-life lessons. I expect an answer connecting the heroine's response to difficulty with what readers can learn from her.
Working the answers
- A
The adventures have fairy-tale features, but the account doesn't analyze the complexity of a traditional fairy-tale heroine or say Torchy personifies it. That is a different comparison.
- B
Discrimination creates real obstacles, but “severely limited” doesn't capture the picture of Torchy's options developed here. She moves north, builds a career, and achieves success. The emphasis is on acting courageously amid danger, not on having very little opportunity.
- CCorrect
The closing discussion connects authentic situations, “the courage of the individual,” and lessons for the audience. Together, those ideas support a courageous character whose conduct can provide an example for readers.
- D
Torchy instantly succeeds at the Cotton Club. That doesn't support a performing career shaped by a struggle to obtain artistic recognition. Her encounters with discrimination shouldn't be substituted for a struggle the account doesn't describe.
- E
Some adventures are fantastic, but the author stresses their connection to genuine cultural concerns and authentic dangers. Their importance isn't located precisely in their improbability.
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