Question

refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. read this excerpt from \mother tongue\ by amy tan. when i was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend i was she. in this guise, i was forced to ask for information or even to complain and yell at people who had been rude to her. how does this detail develop the central idea? it explains why the authors mother was not able to speak fluent english. it supports the idea that people judged the authors mother based on her language. it depicts how the author was embarrassed by her mothers use of english. it reveals why the author felt frustration with her own mother.

Explanation:

The author was made to pretend to be her mother on the phone to ask for information or complain, which implies people treated her mother differently due to her language - they were rude, suggesting they judged her based on her language.

Answer:

It supports the idea that people judged the author's mother based on her language.