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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 2, Problem 4

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00:03

Ready for an adventure? Too bad. It's time to answer another passage-related question...

00:18

Together, the passages address all of the following aspects of Hurston's life EXCEPT...what?

00:31

To solve an EXCEPT question, we need to send out the "process of elimination" bloodhounds.

00:36

Can the bloodhounds sniff out the answer that isn't mentioned in the passage?

00:41

We wonder if choice (B) will escape the wrath of the pack...

00:44

Well, lines 2-3 of Passage 2 tell us that "She died penniless in a welfare home,"

00:50

so yeah, Hurston definitely had some financial problems.

00:54

Passage 1 is all about the critical reception of Hurston's writing,

00:57

and Passage 2 references it as well.

01:00

Choice (C) has nothing to fear from the hounds.

01:04

Lines 4-6 tell us that Hurston's career was brought back to life by Alice Walker years

01:08

and years after Hurston's death.

01:12

Choice (D) is safe for now.

01:13

Both passages talk about Hurston's individualistic approach to writing. Choice (E) isn't even

01:19

worth a sniff from our pack.

01:23

Since neither passage mentions Hurston's marriage—or marriages, to be accurate—(A) is the lying

01:28

culprit we've been hunting for.

01:35

We hope it isn't allergic to dogs.

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