This is an interesting question. The argument says "... so interpretations need not consider the writer's intentions". But C says "A writer's intensions are relevant to a valid interpretation of the writer's book". Obviously C is contradict to the argument, and therefore is not an assumption the author relies on. The argument never touches the issue whether the true intentions of the writer can be known to a critic, therefore, D is not relevant. Now try deny test on B. Deny B, we get "A meaning imposed on a literary work does not reflect facts about the interpreter." If so, the argument, "Any interpretation of a literary work tells more about the critic than about the writer" would fall apart – there won’t be much to reflect about the critic. Therefore, B is a necessary assumption and the best answer. |