Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo views on a long novel
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
At nine hundred pages the novel is far too long, and a good editor would have cut a third of it.
Text 2
The novel's length is the point: its slow middle section makes the reader feel the years the characters wait, and a shorter book could not do that.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the texts?
- A. They agree that the novel is long but disagree about whether its length is a flaw.Correct
- B. They disagree about how many pages the novel has.
- C. Text 2 agrees that a third should be cut.
- D. Text 1 praises the slow middle section.
Answer: A. They agree that the novel is long but disagree about whether its length is a flaw.
Same length, opposite verdicts.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. They disagree about how many pages the novel has.
- Neither disputes the length.
- C. Text 2 agrees that a third should be cut.
- Text 2 defends the length.
- D. Text 1 praises the slow middle section.
- Text 1 wants cuts.
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