1) in paragraph 7, Hamid reveals that "Movies have always seemed to me a much tighter form of storytelling than novels, requiring greater compression, and in that sense falling somewhere between the short story and the novel in scale. Which commentary best responds to this textual evidence? a) This textual evidence shows that storytelling in movies is more like a short story than a novel. b) This textual evidence shows that storytelling in movies is tighter and smaller in scope than novels. c) This textual evidence shows that storytelling in movies is similar to storytelling in television. d) This textual evidence shows that storytelling in movies is greater in scale and larger in scope than novels. 2) Which evidence best supports the idea that television is more like a novel than a movie because there is more time to develop characters? a) "A novel that takes only three hours to read would be a short novel indeed, and novels that last five times as long are commonplace." b) "Episode after episode, and season after season, a serial drama can uncoil for dozens of hours before reaching its end." c) "Films could be well written, but they were smaller than novels." d) "Ask novelists whether they spend more time watching TV or reading fiction and prepare yourself to hear them say the unsayable." 3) According to the text, a novel is similar to a television series because a) the writing is consistently excellent for both. b) the storytelling must be concise and compressed in both. c) they both appeal to people who dislike watching movies. d) they both allow for effective character and plot development. 4) in paragraph 9, which word best supports the author's claim that television used to be inferior to novels? a) "sheltered" b) "smaller" c) ``clunky`` d) "leaps" 5) What does the author's use of ihe transtion ehrasa "for instance" tell the reader? a) that the sentence includes an example to support the idea in the sentence before it b) that the sentence indudes an example to support the idea in the sentence after it c) that the author's maih point in the paragraph is explained in the sentence. d) that the second halt of the paragraph discusses a new topic 6) Why does the author compare Gilbert Osmond to. Tony Soprano in paragraph 5? a) to conclude that Soprano is a more likeable character than Osmond b) to show a counterexample to his thesis that he then refutes c) to give clear and concrete evidence to support his thesis d) to refer to a character in a novel that all Americans have read

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