If the writer wanted to draw a parallel between Amy Tan's life and her character Jing-Mei's dream of being a child prodigy, which note would be most useful? A. "What you rather do: play piano and become famous, or play outside and become nobody?"

B. "But my life is, I believe, excellent fodder for
fiction."

C. "He prayed that his sweetheart be freed, and sure enough, she was released from prison. Then she cabled my father and asked whether he wanted her to come to America. Shanghai would soon be taken over by the Communists and his answer had to be now or never."

D. Tan's mother believed she had never experienced happiness.​

“insects for dinner” combines a scientific tone with a more informal one. give some examples of diction from the article that’s creates both lines

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?