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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The novel's ending, in which the heroine simply walks out of the house and the book stops, is a failure of nerve: the author could not decide what became of her. Text 2 The abrupt ending is the point. Every earlier chapter has shown the heroine's life decided by others; the book ends the moment she decides for herself, because what follows is hers alone to know.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?

  1. A. They agree about what happens at the end but disagree about whether it succeeds.Correct
  2. B. They disagree about what happens at the end.
  3. C. Text 2 agrees that the ending is a failure.
  4. D. Text 1 praises the ending's boldness.

Answer: A. They agree about what happens at the end but disagree about whether it succeeds.

Same ending, opposite verdicts.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. They disagree about what happens at the end.
Both describe the heroine walking out.
C. Text 2 agrees that the ending is a failure.
Text 2 defends the ending.
D. Text 1 praises the ending's boldness.
Text 1 calls it a failure of nerve.

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