Read the following passage from Shirley Abbott's "Womenfolks: Growing Up Down South (1998)" carefully before you choose your answers. The passage as a whole is best described as:

a) A historical analysis of Southern culture.
b) A memoir reflecting on the author's upbringing in the Southern United States.
c) A fictional story set in the South.
d) A collection of interviews with Southern women.
e) A guidebook to Southern traditions and customs.