It can be inferred from the passage that, in the author' s view, traditional detective fiction is characterized by

MichelleRod February 2, 2019

Thanks for your question @Boram

D is correct here because of what the passage's author says in the final paragraph. In her latest book, James is described as allocating blame for crimes in an ambiguous way, among several characters. It is said that this "points to conscious rebellion against the traditional neatness of detective fiction." From this we can conclude that traditional detective novels tend to assign guilt for crimes in a "neat," straightforward way

amf December 24, 2019

If we missed that upon reading the passage originally, what strategy would you employ to figure this out in a time efficient way? Or is it simply better to take the L and move on the next question instead of wasting time looking for it in the passage?

shunhe January 11, 2020

Hi @amf,

Thanks for the question! If you missed that upon reading the passage originally, I wouldn't immediately give up. There's a number of possible avenues you can take. One is to decrease the chances of you missing it originally by writing brief summaries of what the paragraphs say right next to the paragraphs, which will help you find a specific term if you can remember what general idea it's associated with. Another is to just skim the paragraph quickly for the term you need until you land on it. Moving on to another question, however, isn't a bad idea. As you work throughout other questions, your memory may be jogged as to where the correct answer for this question lies. So move on to another question, but keep this one in your mind as you work through them, and in reading for the other question you might even stumble upon the exact line you needed. Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any further questions if you have them.