Part A Which of these statements best expresses the role of imagination, according to the author of “The Importance of Imagination”?

A. Imagination sometimes causes people to forget what is important in life.
B. Imagination can lead to suffering and tragedy as well as to joy and hope.
C. Imagination helps humanity move forward in unconventional ways.
D. Imagination has little value unless it is accompanied by hard work.

Part B
Which quotation from “The Importance of Imagination” best supports the answer to Part A?

A. While growing up, I'd never really considered how important it is to be imaginative.
B. As I grew older . . . that ability to just sit down and pour your imagination onto a blank canvas began to disappear.
C. But can this love for the imaginative ever find a place in the real world? Certainly.
D. Imagination creates not just fairy talks and children's books but a new vision for the way we conduct our lives.