<p>I was doing some CR questions in the BB and stumbled upon #13 on page 677 and # 19 on page 678. Help???</p>
<p>p677 #13 </p>
<p>Explanation for Correct Answer B :<br>
Choice (B) is correct. The passage describes Mulcahy as thinking that “the triteness of the attempt, the tedium of it, tried forebearance to the limit; at a progressive college, surely, one had the right to expect something better than what one was used to at Dudley or Wilkins State” (lines 37-40). So "progressive colleges"such as Jocelynare colleges that are neither trite nor tedious. Describing a college as “not conventional” and “not boring” suggests that it is liberal and experimental. </p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :<br>
Choice (A) is incorrect. Calling a college “progressive” indicates nothing about whether the college is successful or respected. </p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :<br>
Choice (C) is incorrect. Most colleges are eager to increase enrollment, but there is no reason to think that progressive colleges are particularly eager to do so.</p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer D :<br>
Choice (D) is incorrect. The term “progress” does suggest “improvement,” but in the context, calling a college “progressive” suggests that it is experimental and unconventional, not that it is improving in quality. </p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :<br>
Choice (E) is incorrect. The term “progressive college” refers to Jocelyn College, and “progressive colleges” are contrasted with other colleges, but this contrast suggests nothing about whether progressive colleges tend to be oriented toward the sciences or toward humanities and the arts. The only information the passage provides about what is taught at Jocelyn is that it has a literature department.</p>
<p>p678 #19 </p>
<p>Explanation for Correct Answer D :<br>
Choice (D) is correct. Mulcahy clearly shares the opinion of “a number of his colleagues” that he is “the cleverest man at Jocelyn” (lines 83-84). He has earlier referred to himself as “a complex intelligence” (line 60) and “a person of superior intellect” (line 71) in contrast with President Hoar, whom he refers to as a “a simple intelligence” (line 61) and “an inferior adversary” (lines 72-73). </p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer A :<br>
Choice (A) is incorrect. In the very begining of the passage Mulcahy complains about interruptions from the administration getting in the way of his care of his students. But there is no suggestion there or elsewhere in the passage that he has to spend an extraordinary amount of time with his students. </p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer B :<br>
Choice (B) is incorrect. The passage as a whole does not suggest that Mulcahy is at all modest about either his achievements or his intelligence. </p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer C :<br>
Choice (C) is incorrect. The episode with the dietitian that Mulcahy recounts with satisfaction strongly indicates that Mulcahy enjoys making himself appear superior at the expense of others. </p>
<p>Explanation for Incorrect Answer E :<br>
Choice (E) is incorrect. Mulcahy is quick to criticize the flaws of others, but he does not suggest that his ability to recognize these flaws stems from the length or nature of his academic experience.</p>