Reiterate main point ·"Obasan" makes important use of form and symbolism
Form used to portray heroism, symbolism used to critique majority culture
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
11.
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Question Type
Implied
We know that P2 discusses the main character’s heroic transformation. The character starts as a victim, but in the end becomes a hero. What happens at the end of the book? The main character “breaks through the personal and cultural screens of silence and secretiveness that have enshrouded her past, and reconciles herself with her history.” So the heroism of the main character has something to do with breaking through these screens of silence and reconciling herself with her history.
a
reconciliation with her ████
This is the best answer, because it’s the only answer that matches with the idea expressed at the end of P2: “Naomi breaks through the personal and cultural screens of silence and secretiveness that have enshrouded her past, and reconciles herself with her history.”
b
careful deployment of █████████ ███ ██████
Kogawa, the author of Obasan, is the person who uses structure and symbols. But this question asks about Naomi, the main character of Obasan. We have no reason to think Naomi uses structure and symbols.
c
relationship with her █████████ ██████
We know that the transformation into hero occurs toward the end of a character’s journey. Naomi’s relationship with her surrogate family begins in the middle of her journey. We’re looking for an answer that describes the end of Naomi’s journey — the part where she “breaks through the personal and cultural screens of silence and secretiveness that have enshrouded her past, and reconciles herself with her history.”
d
renewal of her █████████ ███████
Naomi’s religious beliefs are not discussed in connection with her heroic transformation.
e
denunciation of the ████████ ███████
It’s not clear that Naomi denounced the majority culture. Kogawa, the author of Obasan, denounced the majority culture.
Difficulty
89% of people who answer get this correct
This is a slightly challenging 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%126
138
75%150
Analysis
Implied
Humanities
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
89%
164
b
5%
157
c
3%
159
d
0%
151
e
2%
155
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