Information and IdeasVery hardInference from a change in a composer's letters
Information and Ideas practice question
The composer's letters to his publisher from 1840 to 1845 ask repeatedly for advances and describe unfinished works in detail. From 1846 the letters are short, mention no unfinished work, and enclose finished scores with a request that they be printed without delay. In 1846 he married. A biographer could reasonably infer that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. after 1846 the composer's circumstances allowed him to finish work before seeking payment for it.Correct
- B. the composer stopped composing in 1846.
- C. the publisher refused to print the later scores.
- D. the composer wrote fewer letters because he had moved abroad.
Answer: A. after 1846 the composer's circumstances allowed him to finish work before seeking payment for it.
Advances and drafts, then finished scores.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the composer stopped composing in 1846.
- He enclosed finished scores.
- C. the publisher refused to print the later scores.
- Nothing about refusal.
- D. the composer wrote fewer letters because he had moved abroad.
- Nothing about moving.
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