Question

fortunately, i happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me. i became an english major my first year in college, after being enrolled as pre - med. i started writing nonfiction as a freelancer the week after i was told by my former boss that writing was my worst skill and i should hone my talents toward account management. but it wasnt until 1985 that i finally began to write fiction. and at first i wrote using what i thought to be wittily crafted sentences, sentences that would finally prove i had what is the central idea of this passage? tan was rebellious and did what she wanted to do. tan was offended by what her manager said about her writing skills. tan chose writing even though english was not her strongest skill. it took tan several years to begin writing fiction. done

Explanation:

To find the central idea, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Focuses on rebellion but not the core about writing despite English not being a strength.
• Option 2: The passage isn't mainly about being offended, but about choosing writing.
• Option 3: The passage says Tan was told writing was her worst skill, yet she started writing non - fiction and later fiction, so this captures the central idea of choosing writing even with that feedback.
• Option 4: The passage doesn't emphasize the time taken to start fiction as the main idea.

Answer:

C. Tan chose writing even though English was not her strongest skill.