Q22

[jardinsouslapluie5]

I can't spot where (E) is nor clarify what characteristic they are talking about...

Could you help me out, please?

[zagreus77]

Sure, this was a tough question.

The passage in lines 11-13 talks about how other African American writers have used musicians and music as a theme and a metaphor. The passage distinguishes Morrison's use as a going further and using music as a structural principle in Jazz. Still Jazz's plot involved music (theme) so we have knowledge that Jazz shared this trait with the work of some other African American writers.

[ttunden]

How come it isn't D?

We know the answer. I thought it would be just 1. Morrisons "jazz"

I guess no in review I can sorta see why it isn't D. A B and C i eliminated easily. I understand that Morrison's Jazz was the 1st book to use a genre of music as a structuring principle but I can see how ambiguous the term "inspired" is used in answer choice D. The passage doesn't really provide an answer for the # of works that were inspired...whether materially like Toni's work or just a little.

But I don't understand how lines 10-12 provide an answer to answerchoice E. How do we equivocate musicians and music to Jazz? what if it is another genre they are using as metaphors and themes in their writing?

Please answer Manhattan Staff

edit: you know, I understand what happened. I misinterpreted "Jazz" as the musical genre Jazz. Answer choice E is talking about the name of Toni's book, "Jazz." OKAY, i can now see how lines 10-12 answer the question in answer choice E.

[muriella]

Hi Manhattan people - I also had a similar question as Ttunden. ....tho I understand how E is correct, I just want to make sure I understand why D is incorrect. I had a similar response as Ttunden did when i saw E, which was to answer "yeah, at least one person was inspired by the work of Duke, and that was TM. "

But now I'm beginning to wonder is (D) wrong on all the following levels or just some of them:

1. there were no other African American writers discussed who may have been "inspired" by the work of Duke.
2. Not only that, but there is no direct indication in the passage that TM herself was "inspired" by Duke. Yeah, their styles were similar, but that doesn't necessarily mean that she was "inspired"/influenced by him. Manhattan peeps, does the passage indicate that TM was influenced or inspired by DE, or was that something that one could easily - but ultimately, mistakenly - infer?

Thank you in advance !

[maryadkins]

Let's remember here what we're being asked. Question 22 asks us which answer choice the passage gives us enough information to answer. The questions you pose about (D) demonstrate that we don't know enough to answer that question. The passage doesn't give us any info. with which to figure it out—we have no CLUE how many African American writers have been inspired by Duke Ellington!

We can knock out (D) for this reason.

Whether Toni Morrison was inspired by Duke Ellington is irrelevant since that isn't the question, but I'd agree that's also unclear. The fact that she did the same thing he did (accomplished the "same effect," line 45) according to the author is different than saying he inspired her.