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The preceding sentence to the blank refers to the items that were 'banned' and the succeeding sentence mentions the things that 'were not be banned.' The succeeding sentence begins with the adverb 'similarly', implying that the sentence that will take place of the blank will also touch upon the things that were not banned. Thus, we can infer that option B is the right answer as only this option specifies what else was exempted from the ban. Other options fail to fit this context.

The last statement mentions that Gornick has cemented her status as a great American memoirist. This is particularly due to the works that she had released. Therefore, the concluding statement would include a reference to Gornick being famous as a memoirist.

(A) - This is a vague statement. Nothing about the 'people' has been mentioned in the passage. The passage revolves around the life of Gornick, and option 1 has no reference to it.
(B) - No reference to Gornick writing memoirs only of her youth has been described in the passage.
(C) - This statement has no relevance with the entire passage. Nothing about the reputation of Gornick as a memoirist can be inferred from this statement.
(D) - Since it is mentioned in the previous statement that Gornick 'cemented her status as a great American memoirist', option 4 logically follows as the result or conclusion of the preceeding statement. Gornick is now regarded as the most definitive memoirist of the city block.
(E) - Nothing about the 'village' can be inferred.