Ronyoung Kim creatively captures the Korean American immigrant experience in her novel Clay Walls by writing about a family from...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
Ronyoung Kim creatively captures the Korean American immigrant experience in her novel Clay Walls by writing about a family from three _______ perspectives. The first section of the novel is from the mother Haesu's perspective, the second is from the father Chun's perspective, and the last is from the daughter Faye's perspective.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
distinct
required
unintended
unknown
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Ronyoung Kim creatively captures the Korean American immigrant experience in her novel Clay Walls by writing about a family from three _____ perspectives." |
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| [MISSING WORD] |
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| "The first section of the novel is from the mother Haesu's perspective, the second is from the father Chun's perspective, and the last is from the daughter Faye's perspective." |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Ronyoung Kim's novel Clay Walls tells the Korean American immigrant story through three different family member perspectives.
Argument Flow: The passage introduces Kim's creative approach to capturing the immigrant experience, then provides the specific breakdown of whose perspective each section follows.
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 how these three perspectives relate to each other
- Since they come from different family members (mother, father, daughter), they would be different from one another
- Each perspective would offer a unique viewpoint on the immigrant experience
- The word should emphasize that these are separate, individual viewpoints rather than overlapping ones
- The right answer should indicate that the three perspectives are clearly different or separate from each other
distinct
✓ Correct
- Distinct means clearly different or separate from each other
- This perfectly describes three perspectives from different family members who would each have their own unique viewpoint
- Matches our prethinking about needing a word that shows these are separate, individual perspectives
required
✗ Incorrect
- Required suggests necessity or obligation
- Does not make logical sense in this context - the passage is not about whether the perspectives were necessary
unintended
✗ Incorrect
- Unintended suggests the perspectives were accidental
- This contradicts the idea that Kim creatively captures the experience - it was clearly intentional
unknown
✗ Incorrect
- Unknown suggests the perspectives are mysterious or unidentified
- This contradicts the fact that we are told exactly whose perspectives they are (mother, father, daughter)