Question

Part A

What is a central idea of the story "Bul-GO!-gi"?
Responses

A) Ji-Suk’s mother is a strict disciplinarian, so she does not want Ji-Suk to integrate into American culture.

B) Ji-Suk’s mother wants her to retain her Korean culture, so Ji-Suk eats Korean foods and learns the language.

C) Ji-Suk has often disappointed her mother, and Ji-Suk wonders if her mother will still be disappointed in her.

D)Ji-Suk’s mother loves her daughter, and she is determined for Ji-Suk to be successful in any culture.

Part B
Which sentence from the text best develops the central idea identified in Part A?
Responses

A)“If her own mother had still been alive, she would have been quite upset with Ji-Suk for that.”

B)“Her mother had spent years learning to speak relatively good English, and she'd been determined to make sure Ji-Suk graduated from a respectable college and became a lawyer.”

C)“She was American, just as much as she was Korean, and even though her mother wouldn't have wanted her to do it, starting the food truck was Ji-Suk's way of honoring her mother and showing that she valued what her mother had taught her.”

D)“Even though she'd made Ji-Suk take Korean lessons every Saturday morning followed by violin lessons in the afternoon—and cooked kimchi and other Korean delicacies with her at least once a week—Ji-Suk's mother had wanted her to succeed by American standards."
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Part A:

D.) Ji-Suk’s mother loves her daughter, and she is determined for Ji-Suk to be successful in any culture.

Part B:

D.) “Even though she'd made Ji-Suk take Korean lessons every Saturday morning followed by violin lessons in the afternoon—and cooked kimchi and other Korean delicacies with her at least once a week—Ji-Suk's mother had wanted her to succeed by American standards."

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