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In these later years‚ Twain’s writings were dark. They began to focus on human greed and cruelty and questioned the humanity of the human race. His public speeches followed suit and included a harshly sarcastic public introduction of Winston Churchill in 1900. Even though Twain’s lecture tour had managed to get him out of debt‚ his anti-government writings and speeches threatened his livelihood once again. As Twain was labelled by some as a traitor‚ several of his works were never published during his lifetime, either because magazines would not accept them or because of his own personal fear that his marketable reputation would be ruined.
In 1903‚ after living in New York City for three years‚ Livy became ill, and Twain and his wife returned to Italy, where she died a year later. After her death‚ Twain lived in New York until 1908, when he moved into his last house‚ “Stormfield,” in Redding‚ Connecticut. Later, Jean‚ the youngest daughter‚ died from an epileptic seizure. Four months later, on April 21‚ 1910‚ Mark Twain died at age 74.
Like any good journalist‚ Mark Twain spent his life observing and reporting on his surroundings. In his writings he provided images of the romantic‚ the real‚ the strengths and weaknesses of a rapidly changing world. By examining his life and his works‚ we can read into the past – piecing together various events of the era and the responses to them. We can delve into the American mindset of the late nineteenth century and make our own observations of history‚ discover new connections‚ create new inferences and gain better insights into the time period and the people who lived in it. As Twain once wrote‚ “Supposing is good‚ but finding out is better.”
Explanation
The correct answer is D.
Here, the best keywords can be found in statement C but there are not many very good ones. Therefore, it may be a good idea to start by reading the first couple and last couple of sentences to get a better footing in the text, before searching for synonyms and the best
keywords you can find. Furthermore, although the question is decidedly type 2 because the article is about Mark Twain so the stem is deceptively general, search for any quotes from the person in the stem to see if you can decide anything from them. Here, the final quote of the passage sheds some light on a couple of the statements.
Statement A is proven false by the final quote – ‘supposing is good, but finding out is better’. Therefore, we can see that Twain preferred to observe and find out than to philosophise.
Statement B is not mentioned in the text – by reading the first couple of sentences we see that the passage is focused on his later life. His early life may be mentioned, but under time pressure it is safe to skip this statement and come back if needed.
Statement C is an extreme statement so could be ignored if you are short on time. However, using the key phrase ‘changing world’ we find that in his writings he explored ‘the strengths and weaknesses of a rapidly changing world’ – so clearly he saw the weaknesses too.
Statement D can also be assessed based on the final quote – a direct quote of Twain saying that to find out is ‘better’ – therefore this statement is true.