VSTEP B2 READING TEST 3 PASSAGE 2

What is the author's main purpose in the passage?

• To offer a criticism of the works of Pearl Buck.

• To illustrate Pearl Buck's views on Chinese literature

• To indicate the background and diverse interests of Pearl Buck

• To discuss Pearl Buck's influence on the cultures of the East and the West

What word is the meaning of the word "figures" in line 1 most close to

• People

• leaders

• writers

• characters

According to the passage, Pearl Buck is known as a writer of all of the following EXCEPT

• novels

• children's books

• poetry

• short stories

Where is her hometown?

• America

• China

• France

• Africa

Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as an award received by Pearl Buck?

• The Nobel Prize

• The Newberry Medal

• The William Dean Howell medal

• The Pulitzer prize

According to the passage, Pearl Buck was an unusual figure in American literature in that she

• wrote extensively about a very different culture

• published half of her books abroad

• won more awards than any other woman of her time

• achieved her first success very late in life

According to the passage, Pearl Buck described herself as "mentally bifocal" to suggest that she was

• capable of resolving the differences between two distinct linguistic systems

• keenly aware of how the past could influence the future

• capable of producing literary works of interest to both adults and children

• equally familiar with two different cultural environments

How many roles did the author recognize about her when he investigated her?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The author's attitude toward Pearl Buck could best be described as

• indifferent

• admiring

• sympathetic

• tolerant

What do you think the next paragraph will about?

• Some other studies about Pearl Buck

• Some facts about Pearl Buck

• Some opinions about Pearl Buck

• Some Pearl Buck's works