When asked about specific objects in Reading Comprehension focus on that topic. In this case the sentence stating, "Granted that the presence of these elements need not argue for an authorial awareness of novelistic construction comparable to that of Henry James, their presence does encourage attempts to unify the novel’s heterogeneous parts."

In many instances, the correct choice to a targeted RC question is the one stating the least, especially when pertaining to inference. First predict what the answer should do, and in this case we can only infer that Henry James has a "comparable authorial awareness of novelistic construction".

So, then work through the choices looking for reasons to eliminate rather than select.

A. James, more than any other novelist, was aware of the difficulties of novelistic construction. | Eliminate for being extreme and unsupported

B. James was very aware of the details of novelistic construction. | Select as matching the prediction that James was an authority on novelistic construction

C. James’s awareness of novelistic construction derived from his reading of Brontë | Eliminate as James is an authority for Brontë, not based on her works

D. James’s awareness of novelistic construction has led most commentators to see unity in his individual novels. | Eliminate for being extreme and unsupported

E. James’s awareness of novelistic construction precluded him from violating the unity of his novels. | Eliminate as there is no mention of James' novels
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Explanation

5.

According to the first sentence, the first part of the novel tends to confirm the “romantic” reading more strongly than the second. Therefore, Choice D is correct.

6.

The third sentence implies that James represents a very high degree of authorial awareness of novelistic construction and that no such claim is necessarily being made for Brontë. Thus, Choice B is the correct answer.

7.

Choice A may seem attractive because in the passage the author says that Wuthering Heights has heterogeneous elements that resist inclusion in a unifying interpretive scheme. Choice A is incorrect, however, because the author does not indicate that the unification of different elements is to be avoided in interpretation generally. By contrast, the author’s parenthetical statement about rigidity does present a general warning against inflexibility of interpretation, and it is this that supports Choice B as the correct answer.

8.

Hamlet is mentioned only in the final sentence of the passage, which refers to “this respect” in which Hamlet and Wuthering Heights are similar. The previous sentence reveals the point of similarity referred to: Wuthering Heights has elements that resist inclusion in an all-encompassing interpretive framework. Choice B is correct
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why not the ans c of Q 6?

Thanks for posting.

got just 1 out of 4 right in 5.5 min
very tough. could not understand the passage

Completely ??
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No But Got lost because of the tough language. I understood 2 - 3 lines.

I will explain to you sentence by sentence tomorrow
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I have doubts about question 7. I think it is tricky because in the passage the author gives to understand that shouldn't try to unify elements of the novel. Why es b?

Hi Carcass,
I retook the RC and got first 2 ques correct in 5 min 54 sec
But this time I understood the passage and still got 50% wrong answers:(

Which one ?? what was unclearor or did you struggle ??
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The language was a little tricky and I had to read it thrice to understand the passage. I did try to read it again after completing once.

Posted from my mobile device

It is the main reason why people fail at verbal
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how to interpret Q 7,it is general interpretation or wuthering heights?

It is the interpretation of who wrote the passage, describing what Heights thinks about Bronte

Regards
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5. According to the passage, which of the following is a true statement about the first and second parts of Wuthering Heights?

"the first part, where a romantic reading receives more confirmation." Thus it can be inferred that the 2nd part received less romantic reading.

A The second part has received more attention from critics. - out of scope
B The second part has little relation to the first part. - Out of scope.
C The second part annuls the force of the first part. - out of scope
D The second part provides less substantiation for a romantic reading.
E The second part is better because it is more realistic. - out of scope

Hence D

6. Which of the following inferences about Henry James’s awareness of novelistic construction is best supported by the passage?

Granted that the presence of these elements need not argue for an authorial awareness of novelistic construction comparable to that of Henry James. This states that HJ was aware of the elements of novelistic construction.

A James, more than any other novelist, was aware of the difficulties of novelistic construction. - distorted answer choice
B James was very aware of the details of novelistic construction. - details ~ elements
C James’s awareness of novelistic construction derived from his reading of Brontë. - out of scope
D James’s awareness of novelistic construction has led most commentators to see unity in his individual novels. - extreme and out of scope
E James’s awareness of novelistic construction precluded him from violating the unity of his novels. - oit of scope.

Hence, B

7. The author of the passage would be most likely to agree that an interpretation of a novel should

Granted that the presence of these elements need not argue for an authorial awareness of novelistic construction comparable to that of Henry James, their presence does encourage attempts to unify the novel’s heterogeneous parts.

A not try to unite heterogeneous elements in the novel- I guess that's opposite. Novel should try to attempt to unite
B not be inflexible in its treatment of the elements in the novel - means flexible
C not argue that the complex use of narrators or of time shifts indicates a sophisticated structure - out of scope
D concentrate on those recalcitrant elements of the novel that are outside the novel’s main structure - distorted answer choice
E primarily consider those elements of novelistic construction of which the author of the novel was aware - out of scope

Hence, B

8. The author of the passage suggests which of the following about Hamlet?

Hamlet is quite similar to WH

A Hamlet has usually attracted critical interpretations that tend to stiffen into theses. - out of scope
B Hamlet has elements that are not amenable to an all-encompassing critical interpretation. - stated in last line
C Hamlet is less open to an all-encompassing critical interpretation than is Wuthering Heights. - comparison is not done.

Hence, B.

Confused with question 6....
In the sentence stating, "Granted that the presence of these elements need not argue for an authorial awareness of novelistic construction comparable to that of Henry James, their presence does encourage attempts to unify the novel’s heterogeneous parts."

I thought this means that complex use of narratives and time need not argue for an authorial awareness of novelistic construction.....
Henry James has a poor awareness of novelistic construction?

How do we infer that Henry James has a "comparable authorial awareness of novelistic construction"?

The sentence you mention says exactly the contrary

Granted that the presence of these elements need not argue for an authorial awareness of novelistic construction comparable to that of Henry James, their presence does encourage attempts to unify the novel’s heterogeneous parts.


We have no necessity to investigate the construction of the novel

IF we needed to investigate, then we asked to James. This implies that the scholar James if he would explain to us if something is not clear, he is ALREADY aware of the construction.

He knows >>> we do not know >>> we ASK HIM TO EXPLAIN.

Why do we ask hi ?' because he knows

B is the answer
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