Question

read the excerpt from \a genetics of justice\ by julia alvarez.
passage a:
in december 1960, four months after our arrival, time magazine reported the murder of the three mirabal sisters, who along with their husbands had started the national underground dominican republic. my parents confiscated the magazine. to our many questions about what was going on, my mother always had the ready answer, \en boca cerrada no entran moscas.\ no flies fly into a closed mouth. later, i found out that this very saying had been scratched on the lintel of the entrance of the sims torture center at la cuarenta.
passage b:
the novel would be a fictional retelling of the story of three mirabal sisters, contemporaries of my mother,
what central idea do these excerpts work together to develop?
○ alvarez grappled with the issue of writing a novel about a dangerous subject.
○ alvarez learned about a terrible murder and decided to write a fictional retelling of it.
○ alvarez decided to publish her novel without regard for her mother’s feelings.

Explanation:

Passage A shows Alvarez encountering the traumatic, dangerous story of the Mirabal sisters (a subject her family avoided due to fear under the regime). Passage B states she planned a fictional retelling of this story. The first option captures her struggle with writing about this risky, sensitive topic; the second is incomplete (she didn't just "decide" immediately, the text shows the context of fear around the subject), and the third is unsupported (no mention of disregarding her mother's feelings).

Answer:

Alvarez grappled with the issue of writing a novel about a dangerous subject.