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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14202)
The correct answer choice is (D)
This question asks for the choice that presents a motivating factor in some Latina author’s decisions
regarding the structures of their autobiographies. At the end of the third paragraph of the passage,
the author discusses the mix of structures intended to parallel the complex formation of the authors’
identities.
Answer choice (A): Chronological ordering is mentioned in the third paragraph as an important
point of distinction between men’s and women’s traditional autobiographies, but the author does not
mention the ordering’s importance to the authors’ artistic goals. This choice is not confirmed by the
passage and thus fails the Fact Test and cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (B): The passage does not discuss the U.S. Latina authors’ stated intention of
avoiding any genres, so this choice can be confidently ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (C): The author specifies that the autobiographical collections do address certain
political issues dealing with multiple cultural identities, proving this choice to be inaccurate.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased above, the complex
structures of the works discussed were intended to parallel the complexities in the formation of the
authors’ identities.
Answer choice (E): The passage does not claim this to be the judgement of any of the authors
discussed, so this cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True question.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14202)
The correct answer choice is (D)
This question asks for the choice that presents a motivating factor in some Latina author’s decisions
regarding the structures of their autobiographies. At the end of the third paragraph of the passage,
the author discusses the mix of structures intended to parallel the complex formation of the authors’
identities.
Answer choice (A): Chronological ordering is mentioned in the third paragraph as an important
point of distinction between men’s and women’s traditional autobiographies, but the author does not
mention the ordering’s importance to the authors’ artistic goals. This choice is not confirmed by the
passage and thus fails the Fact Test and cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True question.
Answer choice (B): The passage does not discuss the U.S. Latina authors’ stated intention of
avoiding any genres, so this choice can be confidently ruled out of contention.
Answer choice (C): The author specifies that the autobiographical collections do address certain
political issues dealing with multiple cultural identities, proving this choice to be inaccurate.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. As prephrased above, the complex
structures of the works discussed were intended to parallel the complexities in the formation of the
authors’ identities.
Answer choice (E): The passage does not claim this to be the judgement of any of the authors
discussed, so this cannot be the right answer to this Must Be True question.