Vocab in context question

jasonjackson789
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:18:53 +0000

The passage below was adapted from a novel published in 1987.

I am a painter. I paint portraits and townscapes—views of the inner city, of shabby streets, small, dusty parks, crumbling tenements. That is my art, my reason for living. Unhappily, it is not productive in the crude sense. In spite
5 of kindly reviews of my occasional exhibitions and the loyal response of old friends who attend the private views and buy the smaller paintings, my work only brings in a pittance. The trade that I live by, that pays the bills and the mortgage, that gives my mother the necessary allowance to keep her in reasonable comfort in her small house, is that of a copyist.


In line 4, “Unhappily” most nearly means


(A) Inappropriately
(B) Mournfully
(C) Unfortunately
(D) Awkwardly
(E) Unexpectedly

The answer is (C), but they all sound the same to me Can anyone tell me the difference?

On another note: Whenever I want to ask a critical reading or math question, I have to make a new thread. Is there anything wrong with that, and if so, where can I find an active thread for Critical reading and math questions like this one (http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/782128-post-writing-questions-here-68.html) that’s actually active? Thanks in advance!