SAT (QAS April 2017) Reading Question 6

An explanation and analysis for Question 6 of the Reading Section for SAT Test #9 (QAS April 2017). Here's a written explanation as well:

"Answer Choice A is the correct answer because Lines 54-57 say, “This was half a token gesture towards modesty, and half towards the new, ‘modern’ India — Nehru’s secular India, free of ritual and religion,” while Lines 60-63 say, “This was half a token gesture towards modesty, and half towards the old, ‘traditional’ India — Gandhi’s India of ceremony and custom.” These Lines come in the interaction between Chhotomama and the son, where the son responds by kissing Chhotomama’s feet and Chhotomama reacts by telling him to stop, and tell us that the men differed in respect to the old and new India. This most closely matches Answer Choice A, which says that the description of the interaction serves to “show how the characters diverge in their approaches to cultural practices.” Answer Choice B is incorrect because, while their different cultural beliefs might show some complexity between the two, the Lines don’t quite establish them as having a relationship or an especially complex one [with many, etc.], but instead emphasize their different cultural beliefs. Answer Choice C is incorrect because, while the Passage does reference an old, “traditional” India, it doesn’t tell us that either man misunderstands Indian history. Answer Choice D is incorrect because the Passage doesn’t indicate that these gestures or this exchange became part of the mens’ routine."

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