Analyze Filmed Productions' Fidelity to Text Practice Test

Read the original text passage and the description of a filmed version.

Original text (short story excerpt, 192 words):

In 1931, the town library smelled of paste and coal smoke. Mina kept her gloves on even indoors, not because she was proud but because the building was always cold. She copied down words she didn’t yet understand—“evidence,” “appeal,” “verdict”—and tried them silently, as if her mouth could learn courage by practicing. Outside, men in hats argued about the price of bread. Inside, the only sound was the scratch of Mina’s pencil and the slow turning of pages. When the librarian finally spoke, it was a warning, not a welcome: “Girls don’t need those books.” Mina nodded politely. She did not argue. She only slid the book closer to herself, inch by inch, like someone pulling a blanket higher in the night.

Filmed production description:

The film updates the setting to a modern public library with bright lights and computers. Mina wears a hoodie and earbuds. The men arguing outside become a news clip playing on a wall-mounted TV about rising rent. The librarian’s line is kept, but delivered jokingly, and Mina rolls her eyes and smirks.

Question: Which option best analyzes the film’s fidelity to the text and evaluates the director’s choices?

Read the original text passage and the description of a film adaptation.

Original text (adventure excerpt, 173 words):

The map was drawn in ink so faded it looked like it had been washed in rain. Eli spread it on the cabin floor and weighed the corners with four smooth stones. “If this is real,” he said, “then the river bends here.” Jo knelt beside him, careful not to smudge the lines. She traced a dotted path with one finger but stopped before the last mark. The final symbol was a circle with a slash through it, and no one had labeled it. Jo frowned. “It could mean danger,” she said.

Eli shrugged, pretending he wasn’t worried. “Or it could mean treasure,” he answered, too quickly. Outside, thunder rolled, and the cabin windows trembled. Jo looked up at the sound, then back at the map, as if the paper could predict the storm.

Film adaptation description:

The film keeps the cabin and the storm, but the director adds a clear label on the map in a close-up shot: the symbol is printed as “NO ENTRY.” The actors glance at it and immediately agree to ignore it, turning the moment into a quick joke before moving on.

Question: Which option best evaluates the director’s choice to label the symbol, compared to the text?