Part a: which of the following identifies the main idea of the text?
a. chow will always hold onto some of her grief over mother's death.
b. cultural differences cause chow and her father to grieve in different ways.
chow found that anger was the easiest way to express her grief.
d. chow has found that with time, she has been able to move on from her grief.

The sentence that identifies the main idea of the text is Chow will always hold onto some of her grief over her mother’s death.

Explanation:

Kat Chow's story In my mom's shoes tells the story of a pair of shoes that represent her connection with grieving her mother's death through the years as a wave that comes and goes but she refuses to live without. She is very emotional during the first years after her mom is gone, and then she starts to get away from the pain most of the time but there is always a pair of shoes in the closet that would take her back.

self-monitoring is in other words holding back your emotions for the better good. usually, people who can't hold their excitement, temper, or any other emotions, need to self-monitor themselves.   lol