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Set 1: Command of Evidence (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: C

PASSAGE

Postmodern literature often employs 'metafiction', drawing attention to its own status as an artifact. In Italo Calvino's *If on a winter's night a traveler*, the protagonist is 'You', the reader, trying to read a book called *If on a winter's night a traveler*.

How does Calvino's novel exemplify metafiction?

A. It uses a complex nonlinear plot structure.
B. It breaks the fourth wall by directly addressing the reader as a character.
C. It focuses on historical accuracy.✓ Correct
D. It uses extensive footnotes to explain the text.

Detailed Explanation

Metafiction draws attention to the book as a book. Making 'You' (the reader) the protagonist directly breaks the boundary between fiction and reality (breaking the fourth wall), highlighting the reading process itself.

Key Evidence:

• "drawing attention to its own status"

• "protagonist is 'You', the reader"

Why others are wrong: A (Nonlinear is not inherently metafictional.), C (Irrelevant.), D (Footnotes can be metafictional, but the specific example is the Character/Reader link.).

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