Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia
Alvarez.
Which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work
together to create a central idea?
Passage A:
Given this mandate of silence, I was a real thorn in my
mother's side.
She had named me, her second of four daughters, after
herself—so we shared the same name. Of all her babies,
she reports, I was the best behaved, until I learned to talk
Then, I would not shut up. I always had to answer her back
when I disagreed with her. Childhood was rocky, but
adolescence was a full-fledged war.
Passage B:
Unfortunately for my mother, I grew up to be a writer
publishing under my maiden name.
Alvarez describes how her good behavior was an issue,
or a thorn, for her mother.
Alvarez contrasts her mother's insistence on silence with
her own desire to tell stories.
Alvarez explains how her mother's desires and
temperament were similar to her own.
Alvarez traces how her childhood behavior led her to
become a successful writer.