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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - The composer Ida Marr is remembered chiefly for one waltz. - She wrote four symphonies and two operas. - None of the symphonies was performed in her lifetime. - The waltz was published in 1889 and sold 200,000 copies. - Her second symphony was first performed in 2018.

The student wants to contrast Marr's popular reputation with the scale of her output. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Remembered for a single waltz that sold 200,000 copies, Marr also wrote four symphonies and two operas, none of the symphonies performed until long after her death — the second not until 2018.Correct
  2. B. Marr's waltz sold 200,000 copies.
  3. C. Marr wrote four symphonies and two operas.
  4. D. Marr's second symphony was performed in 2018.

Answer: A. Remembered for a single waltz that sold 200,000 copies, Marr also wrote four symphonies and two operas, none of the symphonies performed until long after her death — the second not until 2018.

One waltz against six large works unheard.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Marr's waltz sold 200,000 copies.
The reputation alone.
C. Marr wrote four symphonies and two operas.
The output alone.
D. Marr's second symphony was performed in 2018.
One late performance.

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