PSAT Reading Question 332: Answer and Explanation

Question: 332

Based on the information in the passage, relative to painters like Renoir and Monet, Boudin is today considered to be

• A. less artistic.
• B. more emotionally troubled.
• C. more intellectually curious.
• D. less well-known.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

(D) The passage as a whole attempts to persuade the reader that Boudin was an artist worthy of the recognition given to other famous impressionists. This is explicitly seen in lines 7–8 when the narrator states that Boudin has been too frequently omitted from surveys of early impressionism and is therefore less well-known. The answer is not choice (A) because Boudin’s artwork is praised throughout the passage. It is not choice (B) because the passage does not focus on the emotional states of these artists.