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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
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
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IMO Choice D
The book reviewer (author of the passage) draws comparisons to a book written in the 1930s.
Key points:
1. The book was inspired by Anthony Adverse
2. Style of writing is unique
3. Contrasting the lead character's style of dialogue: Orpheo's dialogue is of a style that would never been heard in the 1930s
Question: Inference question.
A. modern readers would find it hard to tolerate certain characteristics of a historically accurate remake of a novel from the 1930s This choice introduces a new entity "modern readers", but according to the passage we cannot be sure what these "modern readers" would and wouldn't tolerate Incorrect
B. the character Orpheo is essentially similar to the lead character of Anthony Adverse This choice talks about the similarity between the 2 characters; However, according to the passage we can only deduce that the character's style of dialogue is contrasted but not the similarity Incorrect
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 We certainly cannot infer about the writing style of fiction based on a single comparison; maybe the style has changed or maybe that this book, which is reviewed, is an exception; We don't know Incorrect
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 So, according to this choice: similarities between the plot do not bring down the stylistic differences. While this isn't explicitly mentioned in the passage, it can be inferred as the book reviewer maintains that this book's writing style is unique despite the fact that the book inspired. This choice isn't completely incorrect, and I couldn't eliminate it strong grounds. Hence, I will hold on to it until I find a better choice Correct
E. Hervey Allen must have known and influenced the author of the later book We know from the passage that the book was inspired from a previous book written in 1930s by Harvey Allen, but we do not know the source of this influence Incorrect
D is good for me
Bunuel this CR is tagged as Evaluate, I feel it's an inference question.
The book reviewer (author of the passage) draws comparisons to a book written in the 1930s.
Key points:
1. The book was inspired by Anthony Adverse
2. Style of writing is unique
3. Contrasting the lead character's style of dialogue: Orpheo's dialogue is of a style that would never been heard in the 1930s
Question: Inference question.
A. modern readers would find it hard to tolerate certain characteristics of a historically accurate remake of a novel from the 1930s This choice introduces a new entity "modern readers", but according to the passage we cannot be sure what these "modern readers" would and wouldn't tolerate Incorrect
B. the character Orpheo is essentially similar to the lead character of Anthony Adverse This choice talks about the similarity between the 2 characters; However, according to the passage we can only deduce that the character's style of dialogue is contrasted but not the similarity Incorrect
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 We certainly cannot infer about the writing style of fiction based on a single comparison; maybe the style has changed or maybe that this book, which is reviewed, is an exception; We don't know Incorrect
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 So, according to this choice: similarities between the plot do not bring down the stylistic differences. While this isn't explicitly mentioned in the passage, it can be inferred as the book reviewer maintains that this book's writing style is unique despite the fact that the book inspired. This choice isn't completely incorrect, and I couldn't eliminate it strong grounds. Hence, I will hold on to it until I find a better choice Correct
E. Hervey Allen must have known and influenced the author of the later book We know from the passage that the book was inspired from a previous book written in 1930s by Harvey Allen, but we do not know the source of this influence Incorrect
D is good for me
Bunuel this CR is tagged as Evaluate, I feel it's an inference question.
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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).
