It can be inferred from the passage that the most probable reason Scalp realistically describes the social setting in the majority of her novels was that she: Options: A . &nbspwas aware that contemporary literary critics considered the novel to be the most realistic of literary genres. B . &nbspwas interested in the effect of a person's social milieu on his or her character and actions C . &nbspneeded to be as attentive to detail as possible in her novels in order to support the arguments she advanced in them D . &nbspwanted to show that a painstaking fidelity in the representation of reality did not in any way hamper the artist.

It can be inferred from the passage that the most probable reason Scalp realisti

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It can be inferred from the passage that the most probable reason Scalp realistically describes the social setting in the majority of her novels was that she:

Options:

A . was aware that contemporary literary critics considered the novel to be the most realistic of literary genres.

B . was interested in the effect of a person's social milieu on his or her character and actions

C . needed to be as attentive to detail as possible in her novels in order to support the arguments she advanced in them

D . wanted to show that a painstaking fidelity in the representation of reality did not in any way hamper the artist.

Answer: Option B
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B
The author states that Scalp’s novels presented social settings realistically. The question asks why Scalp did so. Option (b) is the best answer. In the first paragraph, the author states that:“In her novels, Scalp is deeply engaged by the questions of how individuals are shaped (or deformed) by their social environments, how historical forces impinge on people’s lives, how class, wealth and gender help to determine people’s fates.” This shows that Scalp was interested in the effect of social environment on the individual.

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