Bunuel wrote:
Book reviewer: the author of this book confirms that it was inspired by the plot of Anthony Adverse, the 1933 book by Hervey Allen, but maintains that the style of writing is unique. Orpheo, the author's main character, is an orphan, like the lead character of the earlier novel, but Orpheo's dialogue is of a style that would never been heard in the 1930s.
The considerations given best serve as part of an argument that
A. modern readers would find it hard to tolerate certain characteristics of a historically accurate remake of a novel from the 1930s
B. the character Orpheo is essentially similar to the lead character of Anthony Adverse
C. the style of writing fiction has not changed much between the 1933 and the time of the book inspired by Anthony Adverse, if these two works are any evidence
D. the similarities between the plot events concerning Orpheo and those concerning the lead character of Anthony Adverse do not diminish the stylistic differences between the two books describing those characters
E. Hervey Allen must have known and influenced the author of the later book
Official Explanation
Reading the question: The question stem is of a less common type. It's like a logical continuation, a fill-in-the-blank. As with a logical continuation question, we'll focus on making a prediction of the answer.
Creating a filter: We're talking about a book inspired by the older book. The argument is that there are some similarities, but some key differences. The logical continuation or logical overall point appears to be that the similarities don't comprise everything that is important. There are important differences. The new book is different in important ways. We might even go on and say that the new book is still original, creative, or a great book. We'll look for something like "new book is different / creative / great" in the answer choices.
Applying the filter: all the answer choices miss that fundamental positive point about the new book, with the exception of (D). Choice (D) says "the similarities... do not diminish the stylistic differences." That's right; the point is that there are similarities, but the new book is different in important ways.
The correct answer is (D). _________________