Read the underlined sentence on page 1 of Passage 1. Which sentence from Passage 2
MOST directly opposes this stated point of view?
It's simply impossible to pinpoint one factor and
say it is responsible for shaping identity.
For example, a younger sibling may have some
firstborn characteristics if two siblings are several
years apart.
What if someone sat down next to you and posed
the following question: "Why are you the way you
are?"
If the friend then revealed that only three people
had been successful with the approach, would that
alter your reaction?

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”