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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...
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- 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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