PrepTest 105 - Section 3 - Passage 3 - Question 15

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Common feature of Hispanic-American writing · Uses Spanish, a European language

Tendency of Hispanic-American writers · Attempt to break ties to literature of Spain through cosmopolitanism and nativism

Cosmopolitanism refers to trying to adopt literary forms and styles of other European and North American literatures. Nativism refers to attempting to give voice to Hispanic people who live in the United States.

Opposition between cosmopolitanism and nativism · Hispanic-American writing criticized for lacking one or the other

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Historical context · Cosmopolitanism and nativism dominated during different periods

Cosmopolitanism was dominant during avant-garde period of 1918 to 1930. But following period was return to nativism. This pattern has followed throughout Hispanic-American writing.

Challenge for Hispanic-American writers · Writing in Spanish, but living in America

Writers must explore other European cultures to appreciate value of own culture; then they must return to one's origins in order to remain distinctive.

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In a Spotlight passage, the main point is typically what the author finds interesting, significant, or distinctive about the subject. Here, the subject is Hispanic-American writing. The feature the author focuses on in the passage is the conflict between cosmopolitanism and nativism in Hispanic-American writing.

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This doesn’t capture the author’s view that Hispanic-American writing has to deal with the tension between cosmopolitanism and nativism.

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This best captures the main point, which is that Hispanic-American writers must deal with the tension between cosmopolitanism and nativism.

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Not supported; the author never suggests many Hispanic-American writers start by writing European-influenced novels and later switching to Hispanic-American settings.

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Anti-supported; we’re told that cosmopolitanism and nativism are dominant during different periods.

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Not supported, because the author never suggests that reconciling cosmopolitanism and nativism is required for Hispanic-American literature to achieve its full potential. Although the author does believe that Hispanic-American writers have to deal with the challenge of the conflict between cosmopolitanism and nativism, this isn’t presented as some requirement that must be overcome, nor is this presented as connected to the potential of literature. It’s simply a challenge faced by writers — whether literature becomes better or reaches a greater potential as a result of reconciling cosmpolitanism and nativism is a separate issue that isn’t discussed.

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