Answers SY2026-27 - 1001340 English 2 Sem 2 CRThe Art of Rhetoric in Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

Analyzing an Autobiographical Essay Answers

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What is the central idea in this paragraph?

Julia was named after her mother.

Julia and her mother often disagreed.

Julia was the best behaved of all the babies.

Julia was proud to share her mother’s name.

Which quotation from the passage provides the best evidence for the central idea of this passage?

“She had named me . . . after herself.”

“So we shared the same name.”

“Of all her babies . . . I was the best behaved.”

“Adolescence was a full-fledged war.”

Which statement is the best analysis of how the author develops the central idea across the two passages?

Alvarez shows how her mother thought that Trujillo was a great leader for most of her life.

Alvarez shows how her mother initially saw Trujillo as dictator, but later admired him.

Alvarez shows how her mother grew to loathe Trujillo as she learned more about him.

Alvarez shows how her mother spent her life hating Trujillo for the crimes he committed.

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