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Answer: BSet 4: Inferences (Intermediate)
Explanation
PASSAGE
The film adaptation trimmed the novel's 600 pages to a two-hour screenplay, necessarily eliminating subplots and secondary characters. Critics praised the adaptation's visual storytelling but noted that the protagonist's moral complexity, developed gradually in the book, felt rushed and unexplained on screen.
What does the passage suggest about adapting novels to film?
A. Film adaptations are always superior to their source novels.
B. Compression can sacrifice the nuance that long-form narrative allows.✓ Correct
C. Novels should never be adapted into films.
D. Visual storytelling cannot convey complexity.
Detailed Explanation
'Necessarily eliminating' + 'felt rushed' = compression cost nuance.
Key Evidence:
• "necessarily eliminating subplots"
• "moral complexity... felt rushed"
Why others are wrong: A (Critics noted what was lost.), C (The passage doesn't say never.), D (Visual storytelling was 'praised.').