Select three features of a critical response to a work of nonfiction.
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Responses
a detailed description of the author
a detailed description of the author
a personal reaction to the book
a personal reaction to the book
a call to action
a call to action
an evaluation of how effective the work is
an evaluation of how effective the work is
a summary of the work’s content
Contrasting views of the subcontinent of India are presented by Belgian photographer Henry Lambert in his new collection, India Above and Below. Lambert’s photographs span the 1970s and 80s, when he was married to famous filmmaker Parma Chakraborty and spent years with her exploring her home country. The photos are a juxtaposition of intimacy and estrangement; you stand in Lambert’s shoes, seeing what he sees, but you still feel at odds with the subjects. Why? Because they seem eerily indifferent to Lambert, as he is likely to them. You are in private homes, at band rehearsals, photo studios of other photographs, backstage at cabarets, but you still feel strange, like you don’t belong. Lambert goes for this pure strangeness: he doesn’t avoid it, in fact, he invites it. You begin to feel a bizarre quality of India and wonder if that is what has emerged from the last quarter of the 20th century. It is unclear just what we are looking at. Are those fruit sellers hidden among the lush, colorful photos of produce stalls, or is that a mirage, a trick of light? (This question can apply to almost all of the pictures.) Where do the objects leave off and the flesh-and-blood people begin? Lambert’s vision of India is crowded, brutal, heaving with color and texture—and as remote from Western life as if the photos were taken two centuries ago. You wonder if you’ll ever get to know the place at all—or want to.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the reviewer’s argument in this critical response?
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Responses
The reviewer argues that India feels strange, and is as foreign as ever to Westerners.
The reviewer argues that India feels strange, and is as foreign as ever to Westerners.
The reviewer argues that Lambert’s photographs inspire people to want to visit India.
The reviewer argues that Lambert’s photographs inspire people to want to visit India.
The reviewer argues that the photographs do not bring the viewer any closer to India than if they were there.
The reviewer argues that the photographs do not bring the viewer any closer to India than if they were there.
The reviewer argues that Lambert’s photographs make the viewer question their Western life.
Many books have been written about the 1950s, an important decade in American history. The author himself describes the decade as a time when his “values were shaped” and when “American values were also shaped.” This isn’t the author’s first attempt to encapsulate this important decade. He has written several others, with varying success. In one, he covered the collapse of the automobile industry; in another, the Vietnam War; and yet another, the rise of television. What do these books have in common? The selection of events, quotes, and stories that the author makes. Holbrook is careful to select the most salacious and interesting events. The result is an entertaining book, but one that seems lacking in depth. By leaving out simpler stories that don’t seem as sensational, he misses opportunities to create a larger picture of this elusive decade.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which choice best evaluates the author’s use of evidence to convince the reader of her point of view?
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Responses
The reviewer describes how the book has entertaining stories.
The reviewer describes how the book has entertaining stories.
The reviewer describes other books the author wrote.
The reviewer describes other books the author wrote.
The reviewer describes the collapse of the automobile industry.
The reviewer describes the collapse of the automobile industry.
The reviewer does not include specific evidence to convince the reader of her point of view.
Many books have been written about the 1950s, an important decade in American history. The author himself describes the decade as a time when his “values were shaped” and when “American values were also shaped.” This isn’t the author’s first attempt to encapsulate this important decade. He has written several others, with varying success. In one, he covered the collapse of the automobile industry; in another, the Vietnam War; and yet another, the rise of television. What do these books have in common? The selection of events, quotes, and stories that the author makes. Holbrook is careful to select the most salacious and interesting events. The result is an entertaining book, but one that seems lacking in depth. By leaving out simpler stories that don’t seem as sensational, he misses opportunities to create a larger picture of this elusive decade.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Evaluate the author’s use of evidence in the passage. What evidence could the author add to support her point of view?
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Responses
an example of a simpler story the author could have included
an example of a simpler story the author could have included
an example of a book that doesn’t cover the 50s as well as this one
an example of a book that doesn’t cover the 50s as well as this one
an example of a more salacious story the author could have included
an example of a more salacious story the author could have included
an example of another book the author has written
an example of another book the author has written
Many books have been written about the 1950s, an important decade in American history. The author himself describes the decade as a time when his “values were shaped” and when “American values were also shaped.” This isn’t the author’s first attempt to encapsulate this important decade. He has written several others, with varying success. In one, he covered the collapse of the automobile industry; in another, the Vietnam War; and yet another, the rise of television. What do these books have in common? The selection of events, quotes, and stories that the author makes. Holbrook is careful to select the most salacious and interesting events. The result is an entertaining book, but one that seems lacking in depth. By leaving out simpler stories that don’t seem as sensational, he misses opportunities to create a larger picture of this elusive decade.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which is an example that the reviewer could have included to support her main argument?
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Responses
The author uses colorful language and a strong voice to describe the 1950s.
The author uses colorful language and a strong voice to describe the 1950s.
The author provides a brief review of American history and the decades preceding the 1950s.
The author provides a brief review of American history and the decades preceding the 1950s.
The author spends little time talking about the popular music of the 1950s.
The author spends little time talking about the popular music of the 1950s.
The author spends several chapters talking about celebrities but only one talking about daily life in the 1950s.
The author spends several chapters talking about celebrities but only one talking about daily life in the 1950s.
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First Question: Select three features of a critical response to a work of nonfiction.
The three correct answers are:
A personal reaction to the book
An evaluation of how effective the work is
A summary of the work’s content
Second Question: What is the reviewer’s argument in this critical response?
The correct answer is:
The reviewer argues that India feels strange, and is as foreign as ever to Westerners.
Third Question: Which choice best evaluates the author’s use of evidence to convince the reader of her point of view?
The correct answer is:
The reviewer does not include specific evidence to convince the reader of her point of view.
Fourth Question: Evaluate the author’s use of evidence in the passage. What evidence could the author add to support her point of view?
The correct answer is:
An example of a simpler story the author could have included
Fifth Question: Which is an example that the reviewer could have included to support her main argument?
The correct answer is:
The author spends several chapters talking about celebrities but only one talking about daily life in the 1950s.
