MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 97: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 97
4. The author's discussion of Stravinsky's actions and statements suggests that which two aspects of Stravinsky's character or career may have been at odds with each other?
- A. His desire to create music and his involvement with choreography and set design
- B. The artistic independence expressed in The Poetics of Music and his dependence on others in managing his career
- C. His desire to create and his inability to escape interpersonal politics
- D. His desire for a strict approach to making music and his willingness to work in a highly collaborative setting
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
B This is a Structure question.
A: No. The author is not interested in analyzing the reasons for the decline of the relationship; she is only interested in how the objects that belonged to the couple tell the story of their romance. Also, the word "proof" is too strong.
B: Yes. At the end of paragraph 4, the author suggests that objects signal plot turns in the couple's relationship. The backgammon example immediately following is illustrative, along with Hal's note, of this point, since it is evidence of a negative turn for the couple. This is furthered by the author's assertion that the smashed white-noise machine mentioned in the same paragraph helps "us realize the crisis has escalated."
C: No. This is a point made in paragraph 6 where the author discusses the central conceit of the book. The example of the backgammon set is given to support a different idea in paragraph 5: the connection between changes in the couple's relationship and these objects.
D: No. The author does not suggest that things must be altered in order to acquire significance.