Answers and Explanations for Questions 32 through 41
Explanation for question 32.
Choice B is the best answer. In this passage, Woolf asks women a series of questions. Woolf wants women to consider joining “the procession of educated men” (sentence 19 of paragraph 2) by becoming members of the workforce. Woolf stresses that this issue is urgent, as women “have very little time in which to answer [these questions]” (sentence 15 of paragraph 2).
Choice A is incorrect because Woolf argues against the tradition of only “the sons of educated men” (sentence 32 of paragraph 2) joining the workforce. Choice C is incorrect because Woolf is not highlighting the severity of social divisions as much as she is explaining how those divisions might be reduced (with women joining the workforce). Choice D is incorrect because Woolf does not question the feasibility of changing the workforce dynamic.
Explanation for question 33.
Choice A is the best answer. Throughout the passage, Woolf advocates for more women to engage with existing institutions by joining the workforce: “We too can leave the house, can mount those steps [to an office], pass in and out of those doors, . . . make money, administer justice . . .” (sentence 7 of paragraph 2). Woolf tells educated women that they are at a “moment of transition” (sentence 16 of paragraph 2) where they must consider their future role in the workforce.
Choice B is incorrect because even though Woolf mentions women’s traditional roles (sentence 24 of paragraph 2: “while they stirred the pot, while they rocked the cradle”), she does not suggest that women will have to give up these traditional roles to gain positions of influence. Choice C is incorrect because though Woolf wonders how “the procession of the sons of educated men” impacts women’s roles, she does not argue that this male-dominated society has had grave and continuing effects. Choice D is incorrect because while Woolf suggests educated women can hold positions currently held by men, she does not suggest that women’s entry into positions of power will change those positions.
Explanation for question 34.
Choice C is the best answer. Woolf uses the word “we” to refer to herself and educated women in English society, the “daughters of educated men” (sentence 23 of paragraph 2). Woolf wants these women to consider participating in a changing workforce: “For there, trapesing along at the tail end of the procession [to and from work], we go ourselves” (sentence 4 of paragraph 2). In using the word “we” throughout the passage, Woolf establishes a sense of solidarity among educated women.
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Choice A is incorrect because Woolf does not use “we” to reflect on whether people in a group are friendly to one another; she is concerned with generating solidarity among women. Choice B is incorrect because though Woolf admits women have predominantly “done their thinking” within traditional female roles (sentence 23 of paragraph 2), she does not use “we” to advocate for more candor among women. Choice D is incorrect because Woolf does not use “we” to emphasize a need for people in a group to respect one another; rather, she wants to establish a sense of solidarity among women.
Explanation for question 35.
Choice B is the best answer. Woolf argues that the “bridge over the River Thames, [has] an admirable vantage ground for us to make a survey” (sentence 1 of paragraph 1). The phrase “make a survey” means to carefully examine an event or activity. Woolf wants educated women to “fix [their] eyes upon the procession—the procession of the sons of educated men” (sentence 6 of paragraph 1) walking to work.
Choice A is incorrect because while Woolf states the bridge “is a place to stand on by the hour, dreaming,” she states that she is using the bridge “to consider facts” (sentences 3 through 6 of paragraph 1). Woolf is not using the bridge for fanciful reflection, she is analyzing “the procession of the sons of educated men” (sentence 6 of paragraph 1). Choice C is incorrect because Woolf does not compare the bridge to historic episodes. Choice D is incorrect. Woolf does not suggest the bridge is a symbol of a male-dominated past, but rather that it serves as a good place to watch men proceed to work.
Explanation for question 36.
Choice D is the best answer. Woolf writes that the men who conduct the affairs of the nation (sentence 1 of paragraph 2: “ascending those pulpits, preaching, teaching, administering justice, practising medicine, transacting business, making money”) are the same men who go to and from work in a “procession” (sentence 6 of paragraph 1). Woolf notes that women are joining this procession, an act that suggests the workforce has become less exclusionary: “For there, trapesing along at the tail end of the procession, we go ourselves” (sentence 4 of paragraph 2).
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Choice A is incorrect because the procession is described as “a solemn sight always,” (sentence 2 of paragraph 2) which indicates that it has always been influential. Choice B is incorrect because the passage does not indicate this procession has become a celebrated feature of English life. Choice C is incorrect because the passage states only that the procession is made up of “the sons of educated men” (sentence 6 of paragraph 1).
Explanation for question 37.
Choice C is the best answer, as sentence 4 of paragraph 2 suggests that the workforce has become less exclusionary. In these lines Woolf describes how women are joining the male-dominated procession that travels to and from the work place: “For there, trapesing along at the tail end of the procession, we go ourselves.”
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not provide the best evidence for the answer to question 36. Choice A is incorrect because sentence 1 of paragraph 2 describes the positions predominantly held by men. Choice B is incorrect because sentence 2 of paragraph 2 uses a metaphor to describe how the procession physically looks. Choice D is incorrect because sentences 7 and 8 of paragraph 2 hypothesize about future jobs for women.
Explanation for question 38.
Choice C is the best answer. Woolf characterizes the questions she asks in sentences 17 through 19 of paragraph 2 as significant (“so important that they may well change the lives of all men and women for ever,” sentence 16 of paragraph 2) and urgent (“we have very little time in which to answer them,” sentence 15 of paragraph 2). Therefore, Woolf considers the questions posed in sentences 17 through 19 of paragraph 2 as both momentous (significant) and pressing (urgent).
Choice A is incorrect because Woolf characterizes the questions as urgent and important, not as something that would cause controversy or fear. Choice B is incorrect because though Woolf considers the questions to be weighty (or “important”), she implies that they can be answered. Choice D is incorrect because Woolf does not imply that the questions are mysterious.
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Explanation for question 39.
Choice B is the best answer. The answer to question 38 shows how Woolf characterizes the questions posed in sentences 17 through 19 of paragraph 2 as momentous and pressing. In sentence 15 of paragraph 2, Woolf describes these questions as “important,” or momentous, and states that women “have very little time in which to answer them,” which shows their urgency.
Choices A, C, and D do not provide the best evidence for the answer to question 38. Choices A and D are incorrect because sentence 14 of paragraph 2 and sentence 22 of paragraph 2 suggest that women need to think about these questions and not offer trivial objections to them. Choice C is incorrect because sentence 20 of paragraph 2 characterizes only the need for urgency and does not mention the significance of the questions.
Explanation for question 40.
Choice C is the best answer. Woolf writes that women “have thought” while performing traditional roles such as cooking and caring for children (sentence 24 of paragraph 2). Woolf argues that this “thought” has shifted women’s roles in society and earned them a “brand-new sixpence” that they need to learn how to “spend” (sentences 25 and 26 of paragraph 2). The “sixpence” mentioned in these lines is not a literal coin. Woolf is using the “sixpence” as a metaphor, as she is suggesting women take advantage of the opportunity to join the male-dominated workforce.
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because in this context, “sixpence” does not refer to tolerance, knowledge, or perspective.
Explanation for question 41.
Choice B is the best answer. In sentence 28 of paragraph 2, Woolf repeats the phrase “let us think” to emphasize how important it is for women to critically reflect on their role in society. Woolf states this reflection can occur at any time: “Let us think in offices; in omnibuses; while we are standing in the crowd watching Coronations and Lord Mayor’s Shows; let us think . . . in the gallery of the House of Commons; in the Law Courts; let us think at baptisms and marriages and funerals.”
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because in sentence 28 of paragraph 12 Woolf is not emphasizing the novelty of the challenge faced by women, the complexity of social and political issues, or the enjoyable aspect of women’s career possibilities.
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