In the following question:

It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any _____ or playful supernatural tricks.

A) elucidation

B) discrimination

C) artlessness

D) authenticity

E) whimsy

To fill in the blank, I made use of or, which means something opposite of supernatural should go into the blank. That's why I chose C) artlessness, which also means natural and untrained.

But the answer is E) whimsy. Where did I go wrong. What is the author trying to convey?

In the following question:

It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any _____ or playful supernatural tricks.

A) elucidation

B) discrimination

C) artlessness

D) authenticity

E) whimsy

To fill in the blank, I made use of “or,” which means something opposite of supernatural should go into the blank. That's why I chose “C) artlessness,” which also means natural and untrained.

But the answer is “E) whimsy.” Where did I go wrong? What is the author trying to convey?

In the following question:

It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any _____ or playful supernatural tricks.

A) elucidation

B) discrimination

C) artlessness

D) authenticity

E) whimsy

To fill in the blank, I made use of or, which means something opposite of supernatural should go into the blank. That's why I chose C) artlessness, which also means natural and untrained.

But the answer is E) whimsy. Where did I go wrong. What is author trying to convey?

In the following question:

It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any _____ or playful supernatural tricks.

A) elucidation

B) discrimination

C) artlessness

D) authenticity

E) whimsy

To fill in the blank, I made use of or, which means something opposite of supernatural should go into the blank. That's why I chose C) artlessness, which also means natural and untrained.

But the answer is E) whimsy. Where did I go wrong. What is the author trying to convey?