Paragraph 1 of the passage:

as a child in the 1950s, alice waters was a picky eater. she didn't like foods with thick sauces. she didn't like stews, creamy spinach, or overcooked meat. she liked simple things, like the fruits and vegetables her father grew in the backyard garden of their little house in chatham, new jersey. her family didn't have a lot of money, so they didn't go to restaurants frequently. they ate meals at the dining room table. alice didn't like the food at school, and in those days kids were allowed to eat in the cafeteria or go home for lunch. most days alice went home. she was picky but still enjoyed eating certain junk foods every now and then: potato chips, orange soda, jelly doughnuts, chili cheeseburgers.

part a

which idea is introduced in paragraph 1 of the passage?

a) alice was given very unusual foods to eat as a child

b) alice liked different kinds of foods than kids do today.

c) alice's childhood shape her attitudes about food.

d) alice's attitudes about cafeteria food changed over time.

part b

which quotation from paragraph 1 best supports the answer to part a?

a) “as a child in the 1950s, alice waters was a picky eater.”

b) “she liked simple things, like the fruits and vegetables her father grew in the backyard ”

c) “they ate meals at the dining room table."

d) “alice didn't like the food at ”