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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Here we Have Returned is a sculpture by Egyptian American artist Sherin Guirguis.
- It is a large, curved strip of wood inspired by the shape of a sistrum.
- A sistrum is a curved musical instrument played by ancient Egyptian priestesses in ceremonies.
- Guirguis says that the sculpture symbolizes “women who have lifted and supported Egyptian society and culture.”
- Overall, Guirguis wants her works to “engage audiences in a dialogue about power, agency, and social transformation.”
The student wants to use a quotation from Guirguis to explain what the sculpture represents. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Guirguis, whose works include a sculpture that is a large, curved strip of wood, has explained that she wants her work to create a dialogue with audiences.
Inspired by the sistrum played by Egyptian priestesses, Here we Have Returned symbolizes “women who have lifted and supported Egyptian society and culture,” according to Guirguis.
According to Guirguis, the curved strip of wood used in Here we Have Returned was inspired by the sistrum, a musical instrument played by ancient Egyptian priestesses in ceremonies.
Guirguis, the sculptor of Here we Have Returned, wants her works to “engage audiences in a dialogue about power, agency, and social transformation.”
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Here we Have Returned is
Hard-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis — Selecting a claim supported by multiple findings. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice B is the best answer. The sentence uses a quotation from Guirguis to explain what Here we Have Returned represents, noting that Guirguis said the sculpture symbolizes "women who have lifted and supported Egyptian society and culture."
Choice A is incorrect. The sentence explains what Guirguis says she wants her work to achieve and provides an example of her work; it doesn’t use a quotation to explain what the sculpture represents. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence mentions the instrument whose shape inspired the sculpture but doesn’t use a quotation to explain what the sculpture represents. Choice D is incorrect. While the sentence does use a quotation from Guirguis, the quotation explains what she hopes her works in general achieve, not what the sculpture in particular represents.
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