DISCUSSION: The passage presents Dostoyevsky’s view; three separate points are covered in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. The author of the passage seems to agree with Dostoyevsky. The right answer covers all of Dostoyevsky’s criticisms of his critics.
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- We’re never told if other Russian novelists followed Dostoyevsky’s lead.
- Lines 10-11 show that Dostoyevsky was a realist.
- This ignores the second and third paragraphs. Dostoyevsky had several criticisms.
- This only covers the second paragraph.
- CORRECT. The first paragraph set up the dispute. The three themes mentioned cover the second, third and fourth paragraphs.
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