Question

pulitzer prize - winning writer héctor tobar has built a multifaceted career as both a journalist and an author of short stories and novels. in an essay about tobars work, a student claims that tobar blends his areas of expertise by applying journalism techniques to his creation of works of fiction. which quotation from a literary critic best supports the students claim? choose 1 answer: a \for one novel, an imagined account of a real persons global travels, tobar approached his subject like a reporter, interviewing people the man had met along the way and researching the mans own writings.\ b \tobar got his start as a volunteer for el tecolote, a community newspaper in san francisco, and wrote for newspapers for years before earning a degree in creative writing and starting to publish works of fiction.\ c \many of tobars notable nonfiction articles are marked by the writers use of techniques usually associated with fiction, such as complex narrative structures and the incorporation of symbolism.\ d \the protagonist of tobars third novel is a man who wants to be a novelist and keeps notes about interesting people he encounters so he can use them when developing characters for his stories.\

Explanation:

The student claims Tobar blends journalism techniques into fiction - writing. Option A shows him approaching a fictional account like a reporter, interviewing and researching, which is a journalism - related activity. Option B only gives his career start and education background. Option C talks about non - fiction using fiction techniques. Option D is about a character in a novel taking notes, not about Tobar applying journalism techniques.

Answer:

A. "For one novel, an imagined account of a real person's global travels, Tobar approached his subject like a reporter, interviewing people the man had met along the way and researching the man's own writings."