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Answer: BSet 3: Inferences (Intermediate)
Explanation
PASSAGE
The memoir opens with the author's grandmother baking bread while sharing stories of the old country. Food serves as more than sustenance throughout the book—it becomes a vessel for memory, cultural transmission, and the immigrant experience of preserving identity while adapting to a new land.
What can be inferred about the author's approach to memoir?
A. The book is primarily a collection of recipes.
B. Ordinary domestic activities are used to explore larger themes of heritage and displacement.✓ Correct
C. The author rejects her cultural heritage.
D. Food is mentioned only incidentally.
Detailed Explanation
Baking bread → memory, cultural transmission, immigrant experience = domestic acts carry larger meaning.
Key Evidence:
• "vessel for memory, cultural transmission"
• "immigrant experience of preserving identity"
Why others are wrong: A (It's about meaning, not recipes.), C ('Preserving identity' shows embrace, not rejection.), D (Food is central: 'more than sustenance.').