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EducationAisle please could you highlight what part of the para justifies Q2. (B) as well as Q5. as a whole
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Hoozan
The very first line of the third para Hoozan:
fiction after the late 1940's is not so pessimistic.
This clearly implies that fiction after the late 1940's views the possibility of social change with greater optimism (option B).
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Notice that the first para mentions:
After the Communist party established the People's Republic in the late 1940's, attitudes changed again: the gaining of women's rights was treated as one of many ongoing social revolutions, although from the beginning Communist party policy subordinated the women's struggle to the class struggle.
This is pretty much what option D paraphrases: the struggle of Chinese women for liberation was not something that could be looked at, in isolation, but was part of a larger struggle for liberation.
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Here's an explanation for all questions (except 5th which i got wrong)
1. The passage is primarily concerned with discussing which of the following subjects?
(A) The impact on the Chinese novel of Mao Tsetung's guidelines for a literature of socialist realism - Not concerned with just one specific person's guidelines across paragraphs
(8) The impact of Ibsen's plays on themes in twentieth-century Chinese literature - Not concerned with just one specific person's guidelines across paragraphs
(C) Stylistic differences between pre-1900 and post-1900 Chinese fiction - These were not mere stylistic differences - like language, tone, allegory but content differences
(D) Changes in the role of women in Chinese society brought about by Communist party policy - What were the changes? Nowhere mentioned
(E) The characterization of women in twentieth-century Chinese literature - Largerly the point we have focused intensely on pre and post 20th century
2. According to the passage, post-1949 Chinese fiction differs from earlier twentieth-century Chinese fiction in that it
(A) lacks a coherent philosophical point of view - No way for us to substantiate this
(B) views the possibility of social change with greater optimism - Exactly paragraph clearly points out pessimism as key differentiator [Lines "In contrast to this view of women in fiction in the early part of the century, fiction after the late 1940's is not so pessimistic."]
(C) is concerned primarily with entertaining rather than educating its readers - No way for us to substantiate this
(D) ignores the problems facing groups other than women within Chinese society - Irrelevant
(E) ignores the traditions and social conventions of Chinese culture - No way for us to substantiate this
3. The author mentions Lu Hsiin's comments on A Doll's House in order to make the point that
(A) individualism, as presented in the play, benefits only the individual, not the community in which he or she lives -No way for us to substantiate this
(B) Chinese writers looked to Western literature for evidence of pressures of social conventions similar to those pressures in their own culture - No way for us to substantiate this
(C) Chinese writers felt the need to focus on the practical problems presented by a particular social environment as well as on personal needs - this is the crux - just individual action wont help, there needs to be societal reform for women [Lines - "Hsün warned that Nora would need money to support herself; she must have economic rights in order to survive" and "If some writers viewed the emancipation of women as an achievable end, most tended to regard it as related to other seemingly unattainable social changes. Individualism alone would not lead to emancipation"]
(D) the preoccupation in Western literature with women's emancipation blinded writers and thinkers to the broader social issues involved - No way for us to substantiate this
(E) the treatment of women's emancipation in Western literature has little relevance to Chinese literature-No way for us to substantiate this
4. The passage provides information for answering which of the following questions?
(A) How did the government of the People's Republic of China deal with resistance to their policy of adequately compensating women for their work? I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
(8) What are some of the problems encountered by female characters in novels describing life in the People's Republic of China after 1949 ? Yes [Lines "Novels of this period focus primarily on two specific issues: voluntary marriage and equal participation in work" and "Most women in fiction after 1949 conform to the goals set for them by Communist party policy but still experience conflicts within family and group relationships as a result of the double burden placed on them by their domestic and job roles. Fiction of this period also depicts the problems of compensating women adequately for their work and of giving them access to jobs previously performed by men."]
(C) What were the goals set for Chinese women by Communist party policy? I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
(D) Do the stereotypes prevalent in Chinese fiction before the twentieth century still appear in Chinese literature? I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
(E) What initiated the first changes in the depiction of women in Chinese literature?I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
6. Which of the following plots exemplifies what the author describes as the pessimism of the Chinese literature written between 1900 and 1949?
We need to understand what was the pessimism in first place by these lines - 'after an initial break with social conventions, women falter in their goals or tragically end their lives, defeated by the overwhelming pressures of those conventions' - it implies even after trying hard and excelling, the protagonist fails because of social conventions
(A) A woman trained as an economist takes a position in her field, only to relinquish it because she realizes she cannot overcome her male colleagues' antagonism toward professional women. Fits the narrative!
(B) A 60-year-old widow, who manages her village's nursery, refuses to quit her job to help her daughter, who has just given birth to a child. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms
(C) A man in charge of a tea-curing plant selects a woman to fill his position when .he retires, but she must spend a long time battling the resentment of the male workers. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms
(D) A woman whose illness forces her temporarily to resign her full-time job in a food coopera- tive elects to work part-time in a bookstore. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms, she fails because of her illness
(E) A daughter-in-law chooses not to stay home to care for her in-laws as is the custom, but takes a job in a factory and plans to advance to a management position. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms
7. Which of the following statements would be most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following the passage?
This is chronological Q - and we have to closely follow the structure of the passages. Since towards the end we are talking about late 20th century so any sentence that has early 20th century cant be the first sentence of the para following the last para in the prompt.
(A) The subject of women's emancipation, which had germinated years before, surfaced in public debate in the period after 1919. Out for reason mentioned
(B) The pessimistic view of the emancipation of women in the 1920's was dispelled when it was seen that emancipation could be achieved by working with a series of limited and specific goals. Out for reason mentioned
(C) A vivid reflection of the changes that occurred in Chinese fiction is found in Lo Pin-chi's novel, Mother Wang (1953). Towards the end we talk of reforms - this seems a plausible segue
(D) In an interesting reversal of the problems produced by the generation gap, Ju Chihchiian's novel, Wish Fulfilled (1959), depicts a son's difficulty in adjusting to his mother's newly acquired job and independence. How did we go from talking about women to generation gap? Out
(E) Recently written Chinese fiction, unlike earlier works, is didactic and not philosophical. It is very hard to suddenly follow this from whatever we have read, it goes on a different tangent and doesnt seem super relevant wit respect to a better option C
8. The passage suggests that the author would most probably agree with which of the following statements about the relationship between Chinese novels written after 1949 and life in China during that period?
(A) The novels were slow to reflect changes in culture. -No way for us to substantiate this
(B) The novels reminded citizens of their heritage and traditions, as well as pointed the way toward future possibilities. -No way for us to substantiate this
(C) The novels provided government-sanctioned role models for citizens. Yes [ lines 'Most women in fiction after 1949 conform to the goals set for them by Communist party policy but still experience conflicts within family and group relationships as a result of the double burden placed on them by their domestic and job roles"]
(D) The authors presented a variety of experiences far wider than normally common to their audience. -No way for us to substantiate this
(E) The authors seemed to be indifferent to the problems created by women's familial and job responsibilities. This is untrue from [ lines 'Most women in fiction after 1949 conform to the goals set for them by Communist party policy but still experience conflicts within family and group relationships as a result of the double burden placed on them by their domestic and job roles"]
1. The passage is primarily concerned with discussing which of the following subjects?
(A) The impact on the Chinese novel of Mao Tsetung's guidelines for a literature of socialist realism - Not concerned with just one specific person's guidelines across paragraphs
(8) The impact of Ibsen's plays on themes in twentieth-century Chinese literature - Not concerned with just one specific person's guidelines across paragraphs
(C) Stylistic differences between pre-1900 and post-1900 Chinese fiction - These were not mere stylistic differences - like language, tone, allegory but content differences
(D) Changes in the role of women in Chinese society brought about by Communist party policy - What were the changes? Nowhere mentioned
(E) The characterization of women in twentieth-century Chinese literature - Largerly the point we have focused intensely on pre and post 20th century
2. According to the passage, post-1949 Chinese fiction differs from earlier twentieth-century Chinese fiction in that it
(A) lacks a coherent philosophical point of view - No way for us to substantiate this
(B) views the possibility of social change with greater optimism - Exactly paragraph clearly points out pessimism as key differentiator [Lines "In contrast to this view of women in fiction in the early part of the century, fiction after the late 1940's is not so pessimistic."]
(C) is concerned primarily with entertaining rather than educating its readers - No way for us to substantiate this
(D) ignores the problems facing groups other than women within Chinese society - Irrelevant
(E) ignores the traditions and social conventions of Chinese culture - No way for us to substantiate this
3. The author mentions Lu Hsiin's comments on A Doll's House in order to make the point that
(A) individualism, as presented in the play, benefits only the individual, not the community in which he or she lives -No way for us to substantiate this
(B) Chinese writers looked to Western literature for evidence of pressures of social conventions similar to those pressures in their own culture - No way for us to substantiate this
(C) Chinese writers felt the need to focus on the practical problems presented by a particular social environment as well as on personal needs - this is the crux - just individual action wont help, there needs to be societal reform for women [Lines - "Hsün warned that Nora would need money to support herself; she must have economic rights in order to survive" and "If some writers viewed the emancipation of women as an achievable end, most tended to regard it as related to other seemingly unattainable social changes. Individualism alone would not lead to emancipation"]
(D) the preoccupation in Western literature with women's emancipation blinded writers and thinkers to the broader social issues involved - No way for us to substantiate this
(E) the treatment of women's emancipation in Western literature has little relevance to Chinese literature-No way for us to substantiate this
4. The passage provides information for answering which of the following questions?
(A) How did the government of the People's Republic of China deal with resistance to their policy of adequately compensating women for their work? I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
(8) What are some of the problems encountered by female characters in novels describing life in the People's Republic of China after 1949 ? Yes [Lines "Novels of this period focus primarily on two specific issues: voluntary marriage and equal participation in work" and "Most women in fiction after 1949 conform to the goals set for them by Communist party policy but still experience conflicts within family and group relationships as a result of the double burden placed on them by their domestic and job roles. Fiction of this period also depicts the problems of compensating women adequately for their work and of giving them access to jobs previously performed by men."]
(C) What were the goals set for Chinese women by Communist party policy? I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
(D) Do the stereotypes prevalent in Chinese fiction before the twentieth century still appear in Chinese literature? I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
(E) What initiated the first changes in the depiction of women in Chinese literature?I can challenge you you wont find an answer to this question
6. Which of the following plots exemplifies what the author describes as the pessimism of the Chinese literature written between 1900 and 1949?
We need to understand what was the pessimism in first place by these lines - 'after an initial break with social conventions, women falter in their goals or tragically end their lives, defeated by the overwhelming pressures of those conventions' - it implies even after trying hard and excelling, the protagonist fails because of social conventions
(A) A woman trained as an economist takes a position in her field, only to relinquish it because she realizes she cannot overcome her male colleagues' antagonism toward professional women. Fits the narrative!
(B) A 60-year-old widow, who manages her village's nursery, refuses to quit her job to help her daughter, who has just given birth to a child. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms
(C) A man in charge of a tea-curing plant selects a woman to fill his position when .he retires, but she must spend a long time battling the resentment of the male workers. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms
(D) A woman whose illness forces her temporarily to resign her full-time job in a food coopera- tive elects to work part-time in a bookstore. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms, she fails because of her illness
(E) A daughter-in-law chooses not to stay home to care for her in-laws as is the custom, but takes a job in a factory and plans to advance to a management position. No where does this fits narrative, because she is not failing because of social norms
7. Which of the following statements would be most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following the passage?
This is chronological Q - and we have to closely follow the structure of the passages. Since towards the end we are talking about late 20th century so any sentence that has early 20th century cant be the first sentence of the para following the last para in the prompt.
(A) The subject of women's emancipation, which had germinated years before, surfaced in public debate in the period after 1919. Out for reason mentioned
(B) The pessimistic view of the emancipation of women in the 1920's was dispelled when it was seen that emancipation could be achieved by working with a series of limited and specific goals. Out for reason mentioned
(C) A vivid reflection of the changes that occurred in Chinese fiction is found in Lo Pin-chi's novel, Mother Wang (1953). Towards the end we talk of reforms - this seems a plausible segue
(D) In an interesting reversal of the problems produced by the generation gap, Ju Chihchiian's novel, Wish Fulfilled (1959), depicts a son's difficulty in adjusting to his mother's newly acquired job and independence. How did we go from talking about women to generation gap? Out
(E) Recently written Chinese fiction, unlike earlier works, is didactic and not philosophical. It is very hard to suddenly follow this from whatever we have read, it goes on a different tangent and doesnt seem super relevant wit respect to a better option C
8. The passage suggests that the author would most probably agree with which of the following statements about the relationship between Chinese novels written after 1949 and life in China during that period?
(A) The novels were slow to reflect changes in culture. -No way for us to substantiate this
(B) The novels reminded citizens of their heritage and traditions, as well as pointed the way toward future possibilities. -No way for us to substantiate this
(C) The novels provided government-sanctioned role models for citizens. Yes [ lines 'Most women in fiction after 1949 conform to the goals set for them by Communist party policy but still experience conflicts within family and group relationships as a result of the double burden placed on them by their domestic and job roles"]
(D) The authors presented a variety of experiences far wider than normally common to their audience. -No way for us to substantiate this
(E) The authors seemed to be indifferent to the problems created by women's familial and job responsibilities. This is untrue from [ lines 'Most women in fiction after 1949 conform to the goals set for them by Communist party policy but still experience conflicts within family and group relationships as a result of the double burden placed on them by their domestic and job roles"]
