Had to look for the missing options and here is my answer:
"Mother Tongue" is actually a short story that was written by Amy Tan. And based on this story, the sentence that best conveys where the author's beliefs come from is this: "She reads the Forbes report, listens to Wall Street Week, converses daily with her stockbroker, reads all of Shirley MacLaine’s books with ease—all kinds of things I can't begin to understand. "
