Main point ·Jacobs' narrative should be viewed as "antidomestic novel"
Uses conventions of domestic genre to subvert that same genre, highlights the need for a different perspective to understand the lives of slave women
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Spotlight
14.
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Question Type
Implied
Principle or generalization
It’s difficult to predict the answer just based on the question stem. Let’s keep in mind what the author emphasizes about Jacobs’ narrative. As stated in P1, the narrative “provides, implicitly and explicitly, a perspective on the larger United States culture from the viewpoint of one denied access to it.” This helps readers “perceive domestic values within a broader social context.”
This principle doesn’t fit the author’s evaluation, because the author doesn’t praise merely the narrative’s ability to capture the mood of the time period. Rather, the author praises the way the narrative helped readers perceive domestic values in the context of slavery.
This principle doesn’t fit the author’s evaluation, because the author doesn’t praise merely the narrative’s ability portray the events of Jacobs’ life. Rather, the author praises the way the narrative helped readers perceive domestic values in the context of slavery.
This principle applies to the author’s evaluation, because the author emphasizes the narrative’s ability to help readers “perceive domestic values within a broader social context.”
This principle doesn’t fit the author’s evaluation, because the author doesn’t praise the narrative’s ability to take the perspective of a majority of its readers. Rather, the author praises the way the narrative helped readers perceive domestic values in the context of slavery. This involves a perspective that isn’t familiar to the majority of readers.
This principle doesn’t fit the author’s evaluation, because the author doesn’t praise merely the narrative’s use of multiple genres. Rather, the author praises the way the narrative helped readers perceive domestic values in the context of slavery.
Difficulty
89% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%132
143
75%154
Analysis
Implied
Principle or generalization
Art
Critique or debate
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
1%
156
b
3%
158
c
89%
167
d
5%
161
e
3%
158
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