Choose the statement that best describes your experience of reading the excerpts from the novel.The excerpts from the novel were very difficult to understand.The excerpts from the novel were somewhat difficult to understand.The excerpts from the novel were easy to understand.
You may have used some of the comprehension strategies below while reading the excerpts from Dreaming in Cuban. Select any of the comprehension strategies you used. breaking up long sentences into shorter phrasesslowing down and rereading the passage, or reading it aloudrelating the confusing segment to what came beforelooking up unfamiliar wordslooking for something familiar that I can relate to personal knowledge
Based on the entire excerpt, identify the statement that best describes the Cuban exiles in Dreaming in Cuban.
Identify the element of magic realism.Pilar credits Celia with giving her knowledge.Pilar and Celia write to one another.✔ Pilar hears Celia speaking to her from Cuba.
How does the text structure reflect the way Cubans – both those who left and those who stayed – respond to history, politics, and cultural influences?
What image is created by combining this element of magic realism with the narrative structure?
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