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Question 26 • **MFISD ENGLISH 3 B 22-23 CR

Which excerpt from ”First Generation” of Dreaming in Cuban is the best example of magic realism?

Answer

Celia del Pino, equipped with binoculars and wearing her best housedress and drop pearl earrings, sits in her wicker swing guarding the north coast of Cuba.

Her grandson appears in the doorway, his pajama top twisted off his shoulders, his eyes vacant with sleep.

Her husband emerges from the light and comes toward her, taller than the palms, walking on water in his white summer suit and Panama hat.

For many years before the revolution, Jorge had traveled five weeks out of six, selling electric brooms and portable fans for an American firm.

Explanation

Magic realism blends an extraordinary or magical event into an otherwise realistic setting, presenting it as if it were ordinary. In choice C, Jorge appears impossibly tall and walks on water, yet the scene describes this as a natural part of Celia’s experience. The other excerpts describe realistic people, objects, or events.

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