Frank McCourt, Whose Irish Childhood Illuminated His Prose, Is Dead at 78:” Which of these inferences is best supported by the text? Question 2 options: a) Favorable reviews turned Angela’s Ashes into an overnight success. b) McCourt’s parents were not pleased about the way he depicted their family life. c) After the success of Angela’s Ashes, McCourt focused all of his creative energy into writing more memoirs. d) The success of McCourt’s memoir led to widespread fascination about his family and upbringing.

c) After the success of Angela’s Ashes, McCourt focused all of his creative energy into writing more memoirs.

Explanation: Frank McCourt was a teacher and writer who had a terrible childhood. He wrote then, "Angela's Ashes", a memoir about his experiences, but it did not have much success overnight. In fact, it received many critics about how despicably he talked about his family, however, he got better critics as time passed by, and, after the memoir's success, he decided to get more memoirs out of his system, writing about his bitter life experiences.