Question

The organization of the passage can best be described as (A) personal narrative followed by analysis (B) empirical data followed by conjecture (C) nonjudgmental explanation of a current phenomenon followed by a question (D) descriptive analysis followed by a final judgment (E) condemnation of a practice followed by partial acceptance

Answer 1

Answer:

(D) descriptive analysis followed by a final judgment

Explanation:

In the passage about the Canadian book-clubs, the author describes exhaustively the formation of book-clubs and how they operate, citing the example of Oprah Winfrey who has a book-club where literary texts are discussed. Bookstores and online sites own some of these clubs and some newspapers and newsletters promote them.

He also noted that not all appreciated the existence of these clubs. He noted the statements by some critics who did not believe that the book-clubs served a good purpose. Finally, the author discloses his final judgment when he noted that the positives of Book Clubs outweigh their negatives.