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The fact that Mark Twain gave orders for his memoir to remain unpublis
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The fact that Mark Twain gave orders for his memoir to remain unpublished for 100 years reflects the author’s (i) _________ about its contents. Indeed, releasing his more (ii) ________ observations about the world during his own time would have spurred a public response, one that Twain must have foreseen as (iii) ________.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. trepidation | D. quixotic | G. enigmatic |
| B. buoyancy | E. utopian | H. detrimental |
| C. insouciance | F. vitriolic | I. salubrious |
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01 Mar 2022, 20:00
01 Mar 2022, 20:00
This is a nice question.
When we read the full sentence, it is hard to put the words in the blank in the first go. But focus on the word spurred.
Mark Twain ordered his memoir to remain unpublished for 100 years. Why? Because releasing his observations about the world would have spurred a public response, which Twain foresaw as damaging.
So the observations must be something -ve. For the second blank, only vitriolic fits the blank.
From these two blanks, we know that Twain's order to not publish his memoir for 100 years shows that he was apprehensive about its contents.
Trepidation, vitriolic, detrimental
Answer \(A F H\)
When we read the full sentence, it is hard to put the words in the blank in the first go. But focus on the word spurred.
Mark Twain ordered his memoir to remain unpublished for 100 years. Why? Because releasing his observations about the world would have spurred a public response, which Twain foresaw as damaging.
So the observations must be something -ve. For the second blank, only vitriolic fits the blank.
From these two blanks, we know that Twain's order to not publish his memoir for 100 years shows that he was apprehensive about its contents.
Trepidation, vitriolic, detrimental
Answer \(A F H\)
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