Fortunately, I happen to be rebellious in
nature and enjoy the challenge of
disproving assumptions made about me. I
became an English major my first year in
college, after being enrolled as pre-med. I
started writing nonfiction as a freelancer
the week after I was told by my former boss
that writing was my worst skill and I
should hone my talents toward account
management
But it wasn't until 1985 that I finally began
to write fiction. And at first I wrote using
what I thought to be wittily crafted
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Which statement is the best summary of the
central ideas in the whole passage?
O Tan is not easily discouraged, even when
others do not think she is good at something.
Tan is still embarrassed by her earliest
attempts at writing fiction because she
assumed that she could use her mother
tongue.
Tan disproved assumptions, including her
own assumptions about what type of English
was best for fiction, by choosing to write.

the answer is c: tan disproved assumptions, including her own assumptions about what type of english was best for fiction, by choosing to write.