Question

Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of this
paragraph?
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What is the point of this splintered whole? What is the point
of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish
passengers through the streets of New York-and in which
Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers, too, and yet
speak in theory of hatred, one for the other? What is the
point of a nation in which one part seems to be always on
the verge of fisticuffs with another, blacks and whites, gays
and straights, left and right, Pole and Chinese and Puerto
Rican and Slovenian? Other countries with such divisions
have in fact divided into new nations with new names, but
not this one, impossibly interwoven even in its hostilities
America's cultural differences have caused it to fracture
America is a united country despite its cultural
differences
America's cultural differences make it impossible to live
peacefully
America is always on the verge of civil unrest due to its
multicultural citizens.
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Answer 1

the answer is B

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Answer 2

America is a united country despite its cultural differences .

Step-by-step explanation:

In Anna Quindlen's "A Quilt of a Country", the commentary revolves around the diversity of the American nation. But despite these cultural differences, there is a strong united bond among the people in the face of a common enemy/ threat.

The given passage talks about how fractured nations were formed according to one's cultural background. But not so for the American nation. While most nations were born from their cultural differences, with one culture belonging to one nation and so on, America is still a nation with diverse cultures in one body. This shows that America is a united country despite the cultural differences it may have.