Variant – 1 Choose the best answer

Read the text . Then choose the correct answer for each

question below (29-32).

Theodore Dreiser's first novel was Sister Carrie (1900), the

story of a young working girl. The publishers did not

approve of the book because it did not follow established

morals - 'bad' characters were not punished and vice was

rewarded. As a result, Dreiser had to make a lot of revisions

to the story in order to get it published. The book was not

given much publicity and few copies were sold. However, the

novel was republished in 1907 and it became one of the most

famous urban novels in literary history. Dreiser's original

unrevised version of Sister Carrie was not published until

1981. Dreiser was very depressed by the poor commercial

success of his book and the attempts to censor it. He worked

as an editor for several women's magazines, and ten years

passed before the publication of his next novel, Jennie

Gerhardt. Like Sister Carrie, it was attacked for its realism.

29. The author states that Sister Carrie was disapproved, for

the reason that …

A) the story was not interesting enough to attract readers.

B) it was contrary to the existing principles of the time.

C) the publishers did not fancy supporting the young writer.

D) social background of its characters was not portrayed fully

30. The first unchanged form of Sister Carrie came out in ...

A) 1907 B) 1981 C) 1917 D) 1900