Unlike both sentimental novels and L.C.'s short stories, N.W. explores fantasy; parable; different worlds; and uses impressionistic methods to explore female consciousness
Used impressionistic methods to render the female consciousness.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
8.
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Question Type
Main point
The content of this Spotlight passage emphasizes what the author finds interesting about Chopin: the progression of her literary style. She was influenced by the local colorists and then the New Women, leading to the approach she used in The Awakening.
Factually inaccurate. The material for The Awakening isn’t really discussed, other than that the content wasn’t very consistent from one section to the next. What Chopin did was draw a great deal from the techniques of the New Women. She also didn’t recapture the atmosphere of the sentimental novels from her youth—by then, she was focused on innovation, like the New Women. And overall, (A) focuses too much on The Awakening and too little on Chopin’s overall progression.
Factually inaccurate. The author doesn’t suggest The Awakening was "unlike any work of fiction written during the nineteenth century.” In fact, it was strongly influenced by, and shared similarities with, the work of the New Women. (C) is also too focused on The Awakening. The passage is more about the literary journey that led to The Awakening.
Factually inaccurate. She didn’t rebel against the restraint of the local colorists; she embraced their style of scientific detachment, and rejected the elevated, romantic language of sentimental novels. (C) is also too focused on The Awakening. The passage is more about the literary journey that led to The Awakening.
This gets it backward. She was interested the stylistic conventions of the local colorists but not their subject matter. (E) is also too narrow; the passage isn’t just about why Chopin fell in with the New Women. It’s about her broader literary journey. And nothing suggests that Chopin ever struggled to develop the style she used in The Awakening.
Difficulty
92% of people who answer get this correct
This is a slightly challenging question.
It is somewhat easier than other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%129
138
75%148
Analysis
Main point
Art
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
2%
155
b
92%
164
c
1%
153
d
2%
155
e
3%
157
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