Need the context here—- what book or story are you discussing? You will need to post again or respond and then I can help you.
Answer:
B, "It starts, obviously, with being the best student that you can be.'"
Explanation: I think this in the answer for K-12
Noda is a Japanese-American. Therefore, she does not fall into neither white, nor black category. Her comprehension is affected by society's stereotypes of people. The confusion that Noda faces is about her definition of identity. She has left between the choice of society, such as media and people and her own understanding of Japanese identity in which how wrongfully it has been depicted in media.