Housemaids and family members playing dress up and trying to get through the ordeal of posing for the photoshoot. That's the truth that Cameron's photos captured.
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Question Type
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Structure
Why does the author discuss suspension of disbelief in P2? This is part of the author’s description of what makes Cameron’s photos possess an atmosphere of truth despite their theatricality. The author explains that in photos we cannot hide our awareness that the people in Cameron’s photos are not the subject they portray themselves to be.
a
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The main conclusion isn’t about the suspension of disbelief. The main conclusion concerns the way in which amateurism and artistry combine in Cameron’s pictures to make them interesting. The suspension of disbelief is discussed as part of what makes Cameron’s pictures interesting.
b
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This is the best answer. The discussion of suspension of disbelief introduces a contrast between being aware of double personas (in photos) and being able to suspend our awareness of these personas (in painting and theater). The author uses this contrast to help describe the way we respond to Cameron’s pictures.
c
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The author doesn’t present a negative opinion about narrative photography. The author doesn’t present our inability to suspend disbelief with narrative photography as something negative.
d
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The author doesn’t try to rebut a criticism of Cameron or show that a criticism is confused. The only person who gives an opinion about Cameron’s work in this passage is the author.
e
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The author’s conclusion isn’t that Cameron’s pictures are more like drama than like narrative painting.
Difficulty
77% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%142
151
75%160
Analysis
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Structure
Art
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
5%
157
b
77%
164
c
3%
155
d
5%
158
e
10%
156
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