Novelist Leon Forrest admired William Faulkner's writing style. Forrest's novel Divine Days contains a long passage in tribute to Faulkner...

Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage

Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table

Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements

Main Point: Leon Forrest wrote a passage in his novel Divine Days that closely mimics William Faulkner's writing style.

Argument Flow: The passage establishes Forrest's admiration for Faulkner, then describes how this admiration manifested in his own work through a passage that closely resembles Faulkner's style, with the resemblance being so clear that knowledgeable readers would recognize it.

Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely

This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.

Step 3: Prethink the Answer

• The word must describe the relationship between Forrest's passage and Faulkner's style
• The colon after the blank indicates that what follows explains or supports the word we choose
• Since "anyone familiar with Faulkner's writing would see the resemblance," the word should indicate that Forrest is copying or mimicking Faulkner's style
• The word "tribute" suggests this is done respectfully and admiringly
• The right answer should indicate that Forrest is copying or mimicking Faulkner's style in a way that would be recognizable to readers familiar with Faulkner