First, understand what the question is. For a main idea question, we need to identify the TOPIC (who or what) and the FOCUS (what about the topic).

The topic is the book Vibration Cooking; or, the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl, and the focus is that the book was influential and strange.

Looking at the answers

• A: Matches our focus: unconventional book, and an important contribution (influential) to food writing. This is a strong contender.
• B: This focuses on SG's different positions in life. The text is about the *book*, not her life. This is off-topic.
• C: This focuses on the book being groundbreaking, BUT also on it being unappreciated. This is only a detail, and not the *main* idea.
• D: This focuses on being a talented chef that inspired people to cook. This is incorrect as she is not the main focus of this text, but rather the book.

Answer: A) Smart-Grosvenor's unconventional book Vibration Cooking: or, the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl is an important contribution to food writing.

The question asks what Prospero DIRECTLY makes about Miranda and her memories. The blurb information tells us Prospero thinks Miranda *does not remember anything* besides her life on the island. Prospero then *questions* Miranda about her memories. The quote, "If thou remember'st aught ere thou camest here, How thou camest here thou mayst" implies that if she can remember before the island, then she should also be able to remember how she got there.

Now let's review the answer options

• A: This answer speaks to the *quality* of her memories - not the focus.
• B: The text does not describe whether Miranda doubts the accuracy of her recollections, but rather, Prospero is questioning her recollection of her memories.
• C: This discusses the ability to remember details of *travel* and *arrival*, which is not the direct point Prospero is making.
• D: This talks about an impression that's vague because she is dreaming, and does not make the main point.

Therefore, answer A is the most accurate because it touches on the quality of the memories.

Answer: A) Miranda's reminiscences about her early childhood have a melancholy quality that betrays her disconnected view of her current circumstances.