Question

two central ideas of the selection might be stated as follows.
\writing is most effective when it is true to one’s own experience.\
\a person’s heritage is not the same as who he or she is.\
which quotation from the selection best supports both central ideas?
a. \i dont know exactly how and when i realized that the novel i was writing was doomed.\ (paragraph 1)
b. \maybe i was simply stepping back and taking an honest look at last.\ (paragraph 1)
c. \it was someone else’s story, that of relatives i neither knew nor understood, and i did not have the personal stake in it that would make it ring true on the page.\ (paragraph 3)
d. \and a good poem, unlike my narrow - minded novel, could be read several ways, so that each reader could come away with something different.\ (paragraph 4)

Explanation:

To support both central ideas ("Writing is most effective when true to one's own experience" and "A person’s heritage is not the same as who he/she is"), we analyze each option:

• Option A: Talks about a novel being doomed, not related to the two ideas.
• Option B: Mentions taking an honest look, but not about heritage or writing tied to personal experience.
• Option C: States the story was of relatives (heritage) the author didn't know/understand (so heritage ≠ self) and that lacking personal stake made it not ring true (so writing needs personal experience), supporting both.
• Option D: Discusses poem interpretation, not related to the two ideas.

Answer:

C. "It was someone else’s story, that of relatives I neither knew nor understood, and I did not have the personal stake in it that would make it ring true on the page." (paragraph 3)