What is most likely the author's intent by including the extended quote in Paragraphs 5 and 6 of “Frank McCourt, Whose Irish Childhood Illuminated his Prose, is Dead at 78”?

A. He is connecting with his readers over the shared misery that is the Irish experience.

B. He is including a sample from Angela's Ashes since he knows that not many people
will have read it before.

C. He is including it because Angela's Ashes is his favorite book.

D. He wants to sample some of McCourt's best-known work while also giving a portrait
of his younger years.