Plz asnwer! Excerpt from Alice Walker
Carole Jenkins

(1)To a family of sharecroppers in Eatonton, Georgia, Alice Walker was born in 1944. (2)As a result of a BB gun accident, she was severely scarred, almost blinded, and had suffering during her childhood. (3)For six years, she would not lift her head or show her face. (4)The scar tissue was removed, and she regained her self-confidence. (5)She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class and was attending Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, for two years. (6) Transferring to Sarah Lawrence College in New York, her first book of poetry Once was published in 1968 while she was there. (7)After graduating from Sarah Lawrence she moved to Mississippi to work in the civil rights movement. (8)She also taught African American studies at Jackson State university during that time. (9)Alice Walker has emerged as one of the most well-known and well-respected contemporary African-American authors. (10)Her interesting and realistic characters and her strong messages continues to combine to appeal to readers everywhere. (11)Much of her writings concern the lives of African-American women and reflect a pride in her heritage. (12)Her third novel, The Color Purple, received both the American Book Award for Fiction and The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Which one is the best summary for the paragraph?

A) Alice Walker was a very influential African American author. Her first book of poetry was called Once and was published in 1968. Her third novel the Color Purple won the American Book Award for fiction and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

B) Alice Walker was a very influential African American author. She had a bad childhood. She went to Sarah Lawrence College where she published her first book Once in 1968. She also wrote the Color Purple. Another thing that Alice Walker did was work for the Civil Rights Movement.

C) Alice Walker was a very influential African American author. She suffered many tragedies during her childhood as a result of a bad BB gun accident. She was able to overcome those tragedies and still get an education, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in NY and worked in the civil rights movement. Her most famous novel was the Color Purple.

D) Alice Walker was a very influential African American author. She suffered many tragedies during her childhood as a result of a bad BB gun accident. As a result of the BB gun accident she was almost blinded. She was unable to lift her head for six years! It was not until the scar tissue was removed that she gained her confidence. I think Alice Walker had a very difficult childhood.