In Joy Luck Club, what is most likely the author’s intent by including the mother’s line “You already know how. Don’t need talent for crying!” in Paragraph 5?

a) She is proving what a big Shirley Temple fan the mother was.
b) She is demonstrating how violent the mother could be to her daughter.
c) She is showing her mother’s humorous side.
d) She is pointing out that the mother had no idea how show business worked.

30 points! : ) also! question number two! analyze the connection mlk makes between the emancipation proclamation and the current situation african americans were experiencing. a; martin luther king was speaking about the need to free african americans from slavery, just like abraham lincoln did years ago. b; martin luther king makes the point that 100 years after slaves were freed by the emancipation proclamation, they are not truly free due to continued segregation. c; martin luther king thought life was going very well for african americans, and no further action needed to be taken. he showed extreme gratitude to abraham lincoln. d; martin luther king expressed extreme anger towards abraham lincoln for not ending segregation.

Pls, i really need on this question?

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry