Directions: Answer each of the questions below about thesis statements.

Which of the following is the best example of a debatable thesis statement?

Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake follows a family that moves from India to Massachusetts.

In Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, food marks the difficulty of Ashima Ganguli's assimilation from India to Massachusetts.

In Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, assimilation, the process by which a group's native traditions are lost to the dominant culture, is explored.

The Namesake, a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, gives a family portrait that is different from other novels about families.