Question

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.
—“a genetics of justice,”
julia alvarez
what is the central idea in this paragraph?
○ julia was named after her mother.
○ julia and her mother often disagreed.
○ julia was the best behaved of all the babies.
○ julia was proud to share her mother’s name.

Explanation:

• Option A: The paragraph starts with naming but then focuses on behavior/disagreements, so naming is not the central idea.
• Option B: The text says "I always had to answer her back when I disagreed with her" and "adolescence was a full - fledged war", showing frequent disagreements between Julia and her mother.
• Option C: The paragraph says she was best behaved until she learned to talk, so this is not the central idea as it's only a part of the story.
• Option D: The paragraph does not mention Julia being proud of sharing the name, it focuses on their disagreements.

Answer:

B. Julia and her mother often disagreed.