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- In the first paragraph, the author suggests that
he regards the host’s introduction to be
(A) insincere
(B) inappropriate
(C) erudite
(D) flattering
(E) incoherent - Throughout the passage, the author uses the
term “literary” to mean
(A) well-written
(B) with regard to love stories
(C) pertaining to the writing of fiction and
poetry
(D) concerning contemporary issues
(E) persuasive - What is the main substance of the misunder-
standing between the interviewer and the
interviewees?
(A) The interviewer believed that the writers
had written books that they actually had
not.
(B) The interviewer lacked a frame of refer-
ence on writing beyond literary fiction.
(C) The interviewees wanted to be more crit-
ical of classic authors, while the inter-
viewer wanted to praise them.
(D) The interviewer wanted to discuss cur-
rent issues, while the writers wanted to
discuss 19th-century literary forms.
(E) The interviewer disagreed with the writers
on the merits of The Right Stuff. - The authors in lines 30–31 are mentioned as
examples of
(A) the most popular authors of the time
(B) authors who had set the trend for the
“literary” style of that era
(C) authors who had influenced the work of
the writers being interviewed
(D) authors whose works followed in the
manner of Hemingway, Bellow, and
Styron
(E) authors who wrote experimental fiction
14. In context, the word “harness” (line 35) most
nearly means
(A) dominate
(B) make easier to understand
(C) influence the direction of
(D) witness
(E) reinforce
15. If the callers shared the sensibilities of the inter-
viewees, then by saying that they had “no such
dreams” (line 46), the callers were most likely
suggesting that they
(A) did not wish to pursue literary fame in
such a competitive environment
(B) had disdain for those who wrote fiction
for profit
(C) knew that the public did not care for
writers like Thomas, Didion, and Wills
(D) had been discouraged by their negative
experiences with publishers in the liter-
ary world
(E) were happy doing what they were doing
16. In context, the word “preponderance” (line 57)
most nearly means
(A) evidence
(B) domination
(C) majority
(D) heaviness
(E) quality