2. Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to part A? (RI.1)
A. “In 2012, Asian-American kids overall had SAT scores 14above average and a 63-point edge over
their white counterparts.” (Paragraph 8)
B. “Although success seems to favor recent racial minorities, it is also characteristic of two well-established
groups of white Americans.” (Paragraph 13)
C. “However counterintuitive it sounds, the authors maintain that it’s precisely this unstable combination of
superiority, insecurity and grit that generates drive.” (Paragraph 18)
D. “The book has also been panned for ignoring such success-driving factors as transfer of wealth between
generations.” (Paragraph 23)