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<p>I have trouble understanding this CR question from 11 Practice tests PR. </p>

<p>Here is all you need to know from this passage to answer the question.</p>

<p>...He had boasted all week that he would find the most beautiful girl who ventured into his orbit, whisk her onto the matted grass, and dance madly with her until she broke into a smile. The plan was delicious in its simplicity, but the enthusiasm I had felt earlier had greatly diminished in the face of what seemed like a cruel reality. Who were we to think that any of these urbane ladies, with their perfumed hair and nimble ankles, would tolerate our shabby attire and callused hands?</p>

<ol>
<li>The author used the phrase "perfumed hair and nimble ankles" in line 32-34 to suggest</li>
</ol>

<p>a) the young women were more refined than the narrator and his friends
b) the proposed plan among the boys was destined for failure
c) the people at the dance were of a lower social class than the boys
d) the hygiene of the eople at the dance was adequate for the event
e) the population of hte valley was intolerant of strangers</p>

<p>Another CR question...</p>

<p>As Joyce's most famous biographer, Ellman, notes, every moment of an author's waking life may manifest itself in the author's work, and Joyce himself encourage his audience to read his works autobiographically. However, ferreting out the autobiographical elements from Joyce's work involves much more than such a superficial survey of literary images. The relationship between an author's writing and the author's life experiences is not as transparent as it may seem.</p>

<ol>
<li>The author mentions Joyce's viewpoint ("Joyce himself...autobiographically") in lines 50 - 4 to emphasize</li>
</ol>

<p>a) how tempting it may be to read Joyce's work as a reflection of his life
b) that Joyce and Ellman influenced each other in significant ways
c) that Joyce intended to fool the reader all along
d) that Joyce had to fight with his critics to have his work interpreted this way
e) that Joyce always spoke directly through one of the characters in his books.</p>

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<p>Seems to be A, since the narrator is comparing this perceived “refined” positive quality with his perceived negative qualities.</p>

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<p>yea, but Why did the author say “perfumed…nimble”? Wouldn’t you think that he said it to convey the message that their plan is bound to fail?</p>

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<p>Ah, but he’s using that as a reason for why she wouldn’t tolerate him. Not so much because she’s nimble, but she’s more refined. Check out the comparison in the last line. Seems like it’s saying that she won’t tolerate him because of how much more refined she is (and how he isn’t, by his reckoning). Just my input.</p>

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<p>The plan was delicious in its simplicity, but the enthusiasm I had felt earlier had greatly diminished in the face of what seemed like a cruel reality. Who were we to think that any of these urbane ladies, with their perfumed hair and nimble ankles, would tolerate our shabby attire and callused hands?</p>

<p>However from reading from “the plan” doesn’t it seem that “who were we…hands?” is a logical flow in reference to the plan. The author also says, the enthusiasm I felt earlier had diminished in the face of what seemed like a cruel reality. This reality is in reference to the stark difference between the refined ladies and shabby boys. So, I think the author is saying this to show that their plan would fail.</p>

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<p>It seems to me that that <em>particular phrase</em> is there to show that the women are more refined. Now, this observation does inform the possibility that the plan will fail, but that particular phrase seems to point to A. Look at the answer key or something.</p>

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<p>yeah, your right it is A but I’m not satisfied because my thought sounds good to me also…</p>

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<p>Remember, the SAT often has many <em>good</em> answers, you just have to find the <em>best</em> answer. Subjective, I know, and that’s why the SAT is defunct in many psychological circles. But hey, you gotta play the game. Good luck.</p>

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<p>What was the answer to the second question?</p>

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<p>^to me it appears to be A (assuming that we were given all we need to answer the question by the OP), as B, C, D, and E are not supported by the paragraph</p>

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<p>1 is A for sure</p>

<p>I think 2 is E, because the author encourages his reader to read his works like an autobiography. This means that one of the characters must be representative of the author.</p>

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<p>indie, I shall explain to you why the first question isn’t B. The choice states that the plan is destined for failure, correct? Now, that in itself qualifies as an extreme answer choice which is usually [I stress usually] never correct. The reason is that one cannot conjecture their plan is destined for failure because there isn’t enough evidence to support this. Now, you might say that the narrator says the woman wouldn’t tolerate them and thus the plan will fail, but these are the narrator’s thoughts and have nothing to do with the answer choice B. Thus, B cannot be the answer because for all we know the narrator could be wrong and the plan will work. Moreover, A is supported by the passage because the question asks what the bolded line is used to suggest and those words lend itself better to answer choice A seeing as how they have more relevance to refinement. Sorry for the lengthy response but that’s my opinion.</p>

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<p>^pork, I definitely considered E as the right answer, but the paragraph given never mentions that Joyce spoke through a character, much less that he ALWAYS spoke through a character, so I don’t see how the inclusion of “Joyce himself…autobiographically” emphasizes that.</p>

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<p>@ Vince011
Yes but E seems alot more correct than the other answers which cannot be derived AT ALL from the passage.</p>

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>First question:</p>

<ol>
<li>What is the author trying to suggest?</li>
</ol>

<p>You can tell that the author mentions perfumed hair and nimble ankles to “juxtapose” [look it up: google- define: juxtapose] the girls with the boys themselves.</p>

<p>When you “prephrase” your answer, that is, when you think of the answer before looking at the answer choices, you need to realize that the boy is talking about the girls as a way of comparison.
A) maybe
b) maybe
c, d, e) definitely not.</p>

<p>So now you look at A and B.</p>

<p>Is the author talking about her looks and mannerism to point out that they (the boys) were destined for failure? Destined for failure is a bit harsh, and not necessary justified by the female attire. Because of that, you should eliminate B.</p>

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<h1>2. Understand the question. The use of this information (Joyce is … auto…) emphasizes what?</h1>

<p>What you are looking for is an emphasis, or rather, an idea why the author would point out what he/she is saying.</p>

<p>If you read the article, you’d paraphrase it as such:</p>

<ul>
<li>many authors reveal themselves in their work.
-james joyce tells people to read his work autobiographically
-finding autobiographical ifno in joyces work is not obvious
-the autobiographical elements are NOT transparent.</li>
</ul>

<p>So why would the author tell you that Joyce himself tells people to read his work autobiographically? </p>

<p>It seems as if he wants to point out how Joyce sometimes convinces people to read his work one way, then makes it almost impossible to do so.</p>

<p>A- maybe
B no
C no
D no
E maybe</p>

<p>So you are left with A or E. </p>

<p>E is the most obvious, but also the most troubling. The author explicitly states that Joyce is not transparent, so how could it be E? It cannot. Because it is not transparent, joyce could not have spoken directly through his characters.</p>

<p>Through aggressive elimination you realize it is A. But i’ll explain more.</p>

<p>If Joyce tells people to read his works autobiographically, yet his works are not transparent, then it will be tempting to read his works as reflections of his life.</p>

<p>Hope that helps,</p>

<p>CraigG</p>