PART A: Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text? A Chavez was the first one to complain about and draw attention to the unfair labor laws that farm workers were suffering under. B Farm workers followed Chavez because they believed the only way to create change was through nonviolent means. C Chavez’s personal experiences with unfair labor laws and his desire to better others’ lives drove him to improve farm workers’ rights. D Agribusinesses nearly silenced Chavez and his cause by constantly targeting them with threats of violence and unemployment.

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.”