In studying the autobiographies of Native Americans, most scholars have focused on as-told-to life histories that were solicited, translated, recorded, and edited by non-Native American collaborators—that emerged from . ███████████ █████████ ████████████ ███
Traditional approach to Native American autobiographies ·Focused on histories translated, recorded, edited, by non-NA people
Other influences on autobiographical narrative ·Tribal participation in expression, European shaping of NA autobiography
Tribes contributed to some autobriographical expressions (like painting of a tepee). And, Europeans who recorded NA autobiographies may have shaped the narrative based on own cultural perspective.
Passage Style
Single position
14.
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Question Type
Main point
The author’s view is that Native Americans created autobiographies that were based on different assumptions about one’s self, life, and writing compared to European autobiographies. This is best expressed at the end of P1 and the end of P4.
The main point isn’t focused on what scholars overlook, but on the fact that Native Americans create autobiographies. The author does believe that scholars have overlooked Native American conceptions of identity, but this is merely a supporting point designed to show how the typical approach to autobiography doesn’t capture the approach of Native Americans to autobiography.
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The main point isn’t that autobiographies can exist in other kinds of media besides written documents. The point is that what Native Americans do can be called autobiography, even though it’s different from European autobiography. The medium in which the autobiography exists is one part of Native American autobiographies, but not the main point the author wants to convey.
This best captures the main point. The author conveys that Native Americans created autobiographies that differed in their assumptions about one’s self, life, and writing compared to European autobiographies.
This is too narrow to be the main point. Although the author does note that Native American autobiographies can be more fragmented than European autobiographies, this is merely one difference discussed by the passage.
Difficulty
61% of people who answer get this correct
This is a very 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%151
161
75%172
Analysis
Main point
Humanities
Single position
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
16%
165
b
10%
162
c
9%
159
d
61%
168
e
5%
162
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