Question

The writer wants to develop the discussion of Jane Chu’s performance experiences in sentences 13 and 14. Which of the following, if added after sentence 14, would best accomplish this goal?

A narrative about how Chu first became interested in music and why she started playing the piano
A narrative about how Chu first became interested in music and why she started playing the piano
A

Contrasting descriptions of how Chu felt when she played music and how she felt when she interacted with people in nonmusical contexts
Contrasting descriptions of how Chu felt when she played music and how she felt when she interacted with people in nonmusical contexts
B

An explanation of why Chu’s family decided to move from China to the United States
An explanation of why Chu’s family decided to move from China to the United States
C

A detailed description of the National Endowment for the Arts, including when and why it was founded and the scope of its mission today
A detailed description of the National Endowment for the Arts, including when and why it was founded and the scope of its mission today
D

The definition of “linear” as it is used in the quotation from Chu

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. Contrasting descriptions of how Chu felt when she played music and how she felt when she interacted with people in nonmusical contexts

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer B

Correct. In the context of the third paragraph, the anecdote about Chu’s experience of playing the piano shows how artistic performance, in contrast to other kinds of activities, helped Chu bridge the social divide between herself and the people in her community. A more detailed contrast between how Chu felt when she played the piano and how she felt at other times would be the best of the listed ways to develop this part of the passage.