Explanation for Question 9 From the Reading Section on the 2021 March Sat
Question number nine, the passage indicates about one Hanako criticizes, 2 a well-known actor, the narrator does what? 3 So let's refer back to the specific part of the passage where this actually 4 happens. We see that when this criticism happens, 5 so it's kind of down here at the bottom. Um, 6 she surprised me by her reaction to his name, 7 she says something dismissive. He's nothing but a face for fan magazines and not 8 a genuine actor. So we're looking for, 9 um, this question asks us to find out kind of how the narrator reacts 10 to this. Um, the narrator asks, 11 what do you mean? Um, and they say the narrator didn't 12 disagree, but once kind of further clarification, 13 um, then we see kind of the, 14 the actress's response to this. Um, 15 and the narrator says he was flattered, but he didn't know how to respond. 16 So this not knowing how to respond is kind of a major component of 17 his reaction. 18 So when we look at our answer choices, choice a, 19 he describes his reaction as he fears that Tanaka will address him with 20 the same criticism, but it's relieved when he, she praises him instead. 21 This, um, maybe is a little bit too off the page. 22 We can kind of imagine this may be taking place, 23 but, um, there's not really from evidence that he is afraid that he will 24 be addressed with the same criticism. That's not really included. 25 So we don't want to kind of jump too far from the meaning that 26 we actually know that's established in the words and kind...