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14. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage regarding DuBois’ The Quest of the Silver Fleece?

A The lack of attention devoted to The Quest of the Silver Fleece can be attributed to the fact that it was DuBois’ first novel.- incorrect- passage does not mention first novel
B Among DuBois’ novels, The Quest of the Silver Fleece is unusual in that it has received scant attention from scholars.- incorrect- his novels have always received less attention
C The Quest of the Silver Fleece has at least one feature that typically would attract the attention of literary scholars.- correct- the issue of race
D The Quest of the Silver Fleece, given its subtle exploration of race, is probably the best novel written by DuBois.- incorrect- passage does not mention best novel
E Much of the scholarly work that has focused on The Quest of the Silver Fleece has been surprisingly critical of it.- incorrect- passage does not mention criticism


15. In the fourth sentence (“Perhaps DuBois . . . editor.”), the author of the passage is most likely suggesting that

A scholars will find that DuBois’ novels are more relevant to current concerns than is his work as philosopher, historian, and editor-
incorrect- passage does mention novels are relevant to current concerns
B more scholarly attention will be paid to The Quest of the Silver Fleece than to DuBois’ other novels- incorrect- not mentioned
C DuBois’ novels will come to overshadow his work as philosopher, historian, and editor- incorrect- overshadow is not mentioned
D DuBois’ novels may eventually attract greater scholarly interest than they have to date- correct. it is matter of time before it happens
E it will be shown that DuBois’ work as philosopher, historian, and editor had an important influence on his work as novelist-
incorrect- passage does not mentions influence

16. Which of the following best describes the central issue with which the passage is concerned?

A The perfunctoriness of much of the critical work devoted to DuBois’ novels- incorrect- analysis of critical work about novel not mentioned
B The nature of DuBois’ engagement with the issue of race in The Quest of the Silver Fleece- incorrect- not discussed
C Whether DuBois’ novels are of high quality and relevant to current concerns- incorrect- this only referred once
D The relationship between DuBois the novelist and DuBois the philosopher, historian, and editor- the relationship between two aspects is not explore
E The degree of consideration that has been given to DuBois’ novels, including The Quest of the Silver Fleece- This is the central idea right from the first line
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3/3 in 5 minutes 42 seconds.

Gotta say the third one almost got it and was confused between A and E but cleary the way A is structured doesn't make it a right choice and so was eliminated
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