Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez.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, l was the best behaved, until l 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.Which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to create a central idea?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.

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