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Craft and Structure practice question
The novelist was famously ____; she reworked a single paragraph dozens of times, unwilling to publish a sentence until every word felt exact.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
- A. prolific
- B. meticulousCorrect
- C. spontaneous
- D. indifferent
Answer: B. meticulous
'Reworked a single paragraph dozens of times' and 'until every word felt exact' point to painstaking care — 'meticulous.' 'Prolific' means producing a great deal, which contradicts obsessing over one paragraph; 'spontaneous' and 'indifferent' clash with her careful revision.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. prolific
- 'Prolific' means producing a lot of work, but the evidence shows the opposite pace: dozens of revisions to a single paragraph before publishing anything.
- C. spontaneous
- 'Spontaneous' contradicts reworking a paragraph dozens of times; the sentence describes deliberate, repeated revision.
- D. indifferent
- 'Indifferent' means she wouldn't care, yet she refused to publish 'until every word felt exact' — that's intense care.
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