Which quotation from a literary scholar would most directly support t… | Verbal SAT Question

Scholars cite Men of Maize, the 1949 novel by Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias, as a foundational text of magical realism, the Latin American style of fiction in which antirealistic plot devices—often borrowed from the spiritual and narrative traditions of Indigenous and colonial societies in the Americas—are deployed in an otherwise realistic mode of representation typical of the modern novel. This style has exerted a decisive influence on authors in the United States, including Amy Tan, whose 1995 novel The Hundred Secret Senses resembles classic magical realist novels in its juxtaposition of literary realism with long-established cultural traditions—namely, those of China as well as Chinese American communities.

Which quotation from a literary scholar would most directly support the claim in the underlined portion of the text?

“The cultural traditions of China as well as Chinese American communities, which figure so prominently in the magical realist tradition of Latin America, permit realistic as well as antirealistic scenarios—much as The Hundred Secret Senses does.”

“Although much of The Hundred Secret Senses conforms to the conventions of realistic fiction, Amy Tan also incorporates elements drawn from Chinese cultural traditions that transcend and expose the limitations of realism.”

“Even though The Hundred Secret Senses alternates between realistic and antirealistic modes of representation, the influence of Chinese cultural traditions remains constant throughout the novel.”

“Much of the interest of The Hundred Secret Senses derives from the productive tension between its competing influences—namely, Chinese cultural traditions and the magical realism of Latin America.”