her own novels would be more widely read if, like Chaucer, she did not overtly and vehemently criticize contemporary society
20. It can be inferred from the passage that the most probable reason Woolf realistically described the social setting in the majority of her novels was that she
was aware that contemporary literary critics considered the novel to be the most realistic of literary genres
was interested in the effect of a person s social milieu on his or her character and actions
needed to be as attentive to detail as possible in her novels in order to support the arguments she advanced in them
wanted to show that a painstaking fidelity in the representation of reality did not in any way hamper the artist
wished to prevent critics from charging that her novels were written in an ambiguous and inexact style
21. Which of the following phrases best expresses the sense of the word contemplative as it is used in lines 43-44 of the passage?
Gradually elucidating the rational structures underlying accepted mores
Reflecting on issues in society without prejudice or emotional commitment
Avoiding the aggressive assertion of the author s perspective to the exclusion of the reader s judgment
Conveying a broad view of society as a whole rather than focusing on an isolated individual consciousness
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