The answer is option A: It describes the author judging her mother based on her language.
In "Mother Tongue," the author Amy Tan expresses she used to feel embarrased by her mother's poor English. As an Chinese immigrant in America, the account states how Mrs Tan is not taken seriously. Since thoughts are expressed through language, even her own daughter Amy assumed her mother's concepts and knowledge were flawed or rudimentary, just like her English.
