PrepTest 124 - Section 4 - Passage 1 - Question 5

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Asian American poetry from Hawaii, the Pacific island state of the United States, is generally characterizable in one of two ways: either as portraying a model multicultural paradise, or as exemplifying familiar Asian American literary themes such as generational conflict. ███

Typical Asian-Am poetry from Hawaii · Portrays multicultural paradise or shows familiar theme of generational conflict

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Wing Tek Lum's work · Unlike typical Asian-Am poetry

Doesn't romanticize multicultural life, and keeps a local sensibility.

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Example · One poem emphasizes need for new identity in Hawaii

Ties to Chinese homeland are important, but a new Hawaiian identity is equally important.

Example · Another poem criticizes acclaimed Chinese poets

The point is Wing Tek Lum wasn't just stereotypically honoring poets from the past.

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Example · One poem shows complexity of determining one's identity

Identity is based both on one's heritage and on local culture. Wing Tek Lum also cautions that U.S. culture's focus on individual drive and success should be responded to in ways that allow a healthy identify to form.

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Why does the author use the word “striking” to describe the work? To show how different Lum’s work is from typical Asian American literature from Hawaii. To understand that purpose, read the line immediately before the line containing this word and observe the way in which the author tries to contrast Lum’s work from typical Asian American literature from Hawaii.

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The author never indicates that Lum’s work has a “forceful and contentious tone.” So this can’t be the purpose.

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The author never indicates that Lum’s work hasn’t been properly analyzed by critics. So this can’t be the purpose.

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The author never compares Lum’s earlier and later works. So this can’t be the purpose.

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This best captures the purpose, as shown by the way the author describes typical Asian American poetry from Hawaii in the first sentence and contrasts Lum’s work with that typical poetry in the rest of the paragraph.

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The author doesn’t indicate that Lum used innovative poetic forms. So this can’t be the purpose.

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