Which sentence best summarizes the entire first paragraph? a) the narrator is on his way to a private mad-house to be examined and his companion wishes that he himself did not have to take his friend there. eliminate b) the traveling companion would like to visit his good friend monsieur maillard, but is in too big a hurry, so he sends his mate, the narrator, in his place. c) the narrator asks his traveling companion if he wants to visit a mad-house and the companion agrees to escort the narrator as far as the door of the house, but no farther. d) the narrator has heard stories of horror about the maison de sante and wishes to investigate to see if they are as vile as he has been told. at the last minute, his companion backs out on going.

The narrator asks his traveling companion if he wants to visit a mad-house; and the companion agrees to escort the narrator as far as the door of the house, but no farther

Explanation:

explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

tbh ur lucky i answered because you only gave 5 points. it should have been like 50.