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Answer: BSet 5: Inferences (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
The unreliable narrator presents himself as a hero, but details he inadvertently reveals—his cruelty to subordinates, his manipulation of friends—contradict his self-assessment. Readers must actively reconstruct events against the narrator's interpretation, recognizing the gap between what he says and what the text as a whole shows.
What reading skill does the narrative technique require?
A. Accepting the narrator's account at face value.
B. Evaluating discrepancies between a narrator's claims and textual evidence to form independent judgments.✓ Correct
C. Ignoring details that contradict the narrator.
D. Assuming all narrators are truthful.
Detailed Explanation
'Readers must actively reconstruct against the narrator's interpretation' = evaluating discrepancies.
Key Evidence:
• "gap between what he says and what the text as a whole shows"
Why others are wrong: A ('Unreliable' means not to trust fully.), C (Contradicting details must be noticed.), D (This narrator is explicitly unreliable.).