Directions: For the following question, choose the option that fills up the blank most correctly.
According to Jeffrey, a novelist should not _____________, for sermonizing has no place in good fiction.
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grim
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chagrin
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interpret
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preach
D
Correct answer
Explanation
The word 'for' in this sentence means 'because'. The phrase 'for sermonizing has no place in good fiction' indicates that the missing word just preceding it must mean the same as sermonize. Among the choices, it is 'preach' which has this meaning, and hence (4) is the answer.