#4 - Concept Reference, Must Be True

[okjoannawow]

Hi,

I'm confused as to how C is correct over D for this question. I don't recall any evidence of conflicts between different age groups being described in the passage.

Thank you!

[Jay Donnell]

Hi!

This is a tough one, but the conflicts between age groups that characterizes typical Asian American poetry from Hawaii is mentioned in the opening sentence: "exemplifying familiar Asian American literary themes such as generational conflict."

RC passages love to hide specific reference answers in the very beginning and end of the passages, so be careful not too focus too much on the middle!

[J1445]

Hi there,

Can someone explain why E is wrong? E seems to be supported in line 27. Moreover, answer E seems general enough because it uses the words "tied to" instead of the word "primarily" as used in answer choice D. Thanks in advance!

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi J,

Lines 27ish weren't discussing a characterization of Asian-American literature, but instead were describing a particular poem. Answer choice (C) is well supported from line 5 or so, where the author specifically notes that generational conflict is a common theme in Asian American literature.

These concept reference questions can be tricky, because often you'll have answer choices that were mentioned in the passage, but do not do what the question says they should do. You'll recognize words or phrasing, as you did with answer choice (E), and it can be tempting to pick it. In fact, answer choice (E) matches the wording of the passage a bit closer than our correct answer (C). That's intentional. They want you to see the language, remember that it's familiar, and pick it. But the concept being discussed is a closer match with answer choice (E). Generational conflict sounds different than conflicts between different age groups, but essentially describes the same idea. It just looks and feels less familiar because it used different terminology.

Hope that helps!