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ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?
ACT Reading 1.10 Prose Fiction 304 Views
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Prose Fiction Drill 1.10. Which of the following best describes the narrator's attitude toward his father?
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- 00:03
Here's your shmoop du jour... We're sure you're sick of this passage
- 00:06
by now, but feel free to hit pause and review it again if you'd like...
- 00:16
Which of the following best describes the narrator's attitude toward his father?
- 00:20
And here are some potential answers...
- 00:26
The best way to go about a question like this one is to fix each of the four possibilities
Full Transcript
- 00:30
in our minds, then go back and read the part about the Dad.
- 00:33
So, as we read we'll be asking ourselves...
- 00:37
Is the narrator A) uneasy, B) resentful, C) compassionate, or D) indifferent?
- 00:44
Here's the super-long sentence again where we can find what we need.
- 00:49
Wow, the narrator says outright that he feels compassion for his dearly departed dad. This
- 00:56
one's a no-brainer.
- 00:57
Looks like the answer is C for "Compassionate." No contest.
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