Re: Joyces works themselves are (i)____, risky journeys through
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05 Apr 2026, 23:21
Blank (i): (A) odysseys
- Context Clue: The phrase immediately following the blank describes them as "risky journeys through unfamiliar contexts."
- Rationale: An odyssey is a long, adventurous journey marked by many changes of fortune. Deviations (departures from a path) and reveries (daydreams) do not align as strongly with the "risky journey" metaphor established in the sentence.
Blank (ii): (E) unchartered by
- Context Clue: The text refers to "unfamiliar contexts," "uncertain pathways," and areas "considered off-limits."
- Rationale: Unchartered (or unmapped) perfectly fits the theme of exploring new, unknown realms of consciousness. Delimited by (restricted by) would suggest the boundaries were already known, and ousted by (expelled by) makes little sense in the context of exploring consciousness.
Blank (iii): (I) eliminating
- Context Clue: The sentence ends by saying Joyce "further conflates the actual and the fictional."
- Rationale: To "conflate" is to merge or fuse two things into one. If he is basing fiction on autobiography, he is eliminating the difference between the two. Aggrandizing (making something seem greater) and fastening on (fixing/focusing on) do not lead to the "conflation" described.