PSAT Reading Question 426: Answer and Explanation

Question: 426

The major thematic focus of the passage is on what characteristic of love?

• A. Its impermanence
• B. Its beauty
• C. Its wholesomeness
• D. Its potential for abuse

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) The question asks for the thematic focus, which can be summarized as two lovers whose circumstances bring them together and then gradually apart. Thus, love is fleeting, transient, or temporary, making choice (A) the correct answer. Although love may be beautiful or wholesome more generally speaking, this passage focuses on its impermanence. Choice (D) is misleading because the two characters do not wish to abuse love but, instead, drift apart despite their good intentions.