POSSIBLE POINTS: 5
(RI.5) Read the two sentences from the article.
"After the initial publication of "Kintu" in Kenya in 2014, Makumbi struggled to find a Western publisher for a book full of long African names and long African
stories, which agents worried would be to too difficult for British readers."
"And when "Kintu" was finally published in the U. K. and the USA, critics effused that it was, perhaps, the great Ugandan novel," and compared its
energetic and lyrical sweep of history to those of Charles Dickens and Gabriel Garcia Marquez."
Which option BEST describes the relationship between the two sentences?
The first sentence illustrates biased assumptions about African fiction, and the next contrasts these with the reception Makumbi's novel
O
received.
O The first sentence indicates the main criticism of Makumbi's first novel, and the next relates this to the criticisms faced by other famous authors.
O The first sentence describes a problem Makumbi faced when trying to publish her novel, and the next explains how she solved it.
O The first sentence emphasizes the effect of Makumbi's novel on British readers, and the next defines what caused this to occur.
