Globalization and the Information Age: Postmodernism into the Twenty-First Century — Test
Question 16 • Literature and Composition III
Read the passage. Recently a friend said she had seen Rosa at a local park, but Rosa had never been to that park. That was odd! Later, Rosa was reading an article in a newspaper and noticed a picture of a person who looked just like her. She thought she had to be mistaken and looked again. It was then Rosa knew she had a doppelgänger in town. Which clue from the text is most helpful for determining the meaning of doppelg ä nger ?
Answer
A
“It was then Rosa knew”
B
“Rosa was reading an article”
C
“thought she had to be mistaken”
D
“ person who looked just like her”
Explanation
The clue “person who looked just like her” explains what a doppelgänger is in this passage: someone who looks very similar to another person. The other choices describe when Rosa learned this or what she was doing, but they do not reveal the word’s meaning.
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