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PART B: Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to part A?
A.
“In 2012, Asian-American kids overall had SAT scores 143 points above average and a 63-point edge over their white counterparts.” ( Paragraph 8)
B.
“Although success seems to favor recent racial minorities, it is also characteristic of two well-established groups of white Americans.” ( Paragraph 13)
C.
“However counterintuitive it sounds, the authors maintain that it’s precisely this unstable combination of superiority, insecurity and grit that generates drive.” ( Paragraph 18)
D.
“The book has also been panned for ignoring such success-driving factors as transfer of wealth between generations.” ( Paragraph 23)

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