Questions 56-65: 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) An analysis of Southern culture and its evolution.
b) A collection of short stories about Southern women.
c) A memoir reflecting on the author's upbringing in the South.
d) A historical account of women's roles in the Southern United States.
e) A comparison of Southern and Northern cultural practices.