The movie avoids many of the_______ novel, bringing into sharper focus characters that originally were amiable or disagreeable
A) subtleties...monsters
B) excellencies...stereotypes
C) allusions...individuals
D) particulars...nonentities
E) shortcomings...blur

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If the movie had brought the characters in the novel to a sharper focus, those characters must have been portrayed with less sharpness in the novel. Among the choices, it, is 'stereotypes; and blurs' which have this meaning. But 'stereotypes' cannel be described as excellence of a novel. So, B can also be ruled out. The pair of words in E completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

The Movie Avoids Many of The_______ Novel, Bringing into Sharper