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:

The paragraph starts with a minor detail about sharing a name, then focuses on the shift from being well-behaved to arguing with her mother, noting childhood was rocky and adolescence was a "war." This centers on frequent disagreement. The other options are either minor details or unstated in the text.

Answer:

B. Julia and her mother often disagreed.