PrepTest 126 - Section 2 - Passage 3 - Question 18

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Critics' perspective · Kingston's work doesn't seem to be based on prior Chinese American influences

Author's perspective · Critics overlook influence of "talk-story" on Kingston's work

Talk-story is a traditional Chinese form of oral narrative

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History of talk-story · Ancient form of storytelling in China, rarely written, brought to U.S. by Chinese immigrants

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Relevance to Kingston · Her literary work includes written adaptations of talk-story

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Kingston's method · Builds narratives using key elements and themes drawn from memory

Contrast this with written storytelling traditions, in which telling a story right means getting the order of words right; Kingston seems more focused on getting the broader "shape" of the story right, rather than on the specific wording

Kingston's perspective · on writing down traditionally oral stories

Writing them down doesn't halt the oral tradition; stories can continue to change over time

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Example of Kingston's work · "China Men" book

Book includes many characteristics of talk-story and can be considered a written form of talk-story

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Other’s perspective

Kingston’s beliefs about her own writings the focus of P3, so we should expect the right answer to be supported by that paragraph. Kingston believes that she and other storytellers turn history into talk-story form. She also believes that while her stories can be “frozen in print,” they’re still open to being changed through the wider culture of storytelling.

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Unsupported. Kingston’s stories are written in English. Nothing suggests that she believes she can’t adequately express her own stories in English.

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Unsupported. The author doesn’t discuss how Kingston believes her stories should be categorized or thought of by others.

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Strongly supported. Kingston believes that while her stories can be “frozen in print,” they’re still open to being changed through the wider culture of storytelling.

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Unsupported comparison. Kingston just believes that talk-story is one way to chronicle history. There’s no discussion of whether she believes there are other ways, or whether those other ways are better or worse than talk-story.

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Unsupported. Kingston is a writer. Nothing suggests that she believes she can’t adequately capture her own stories’ significance and beauty.

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