Set 13: Transitions (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
Octavia Butler's science fiction imagines futures shaped by race, gender, and power dynamics often ignored in the genre. Her 'Kindred' transports a modern Black woman to the antebellum South, forcing visceral confrontation with slavery's realities. _______ her 'Parable' series envisions a near-future America collapsed by climate change and political dysfunction.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question asks you to choose the transition that best connects two ideas. Both works address difficult social realities through speculative fiction. 'In a similar vein' shows thematic continuity across different works. Transitions signal the relationship between sentences or paragraphs. Determine the logical relationship (addition, contrast, cause-effect, example) and select the transition that accurately expresses it. The right transition makes the relationship between ideas crystal clear. Consider what logical connection exists: Is the second idea adding to the first? Contrasting it? Showing a result? The transition should accurately reflect this relationship.
Key Evidence:
• "forcing visceral confrontation with slavery's realities"
• "collapsed by climate change and political dysfunction"
Why others are wrong: A (Contrast - the works are thematically related despite different settings.), D (Contrast - both works share Butler's thematic concerns.), B (Cause/effect - 'Parable' isn't caused by 'Kindred'.).
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