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Question 5 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Which excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans" best reveals a blending of cultures?

Answer
A
“The awful grandmother knits the names of the dead and the living into one long prayer fringed with the grandchildren born in that barbaric country with its barbaric ways.”
B
“They’re not from here. Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.”
C
“‘Por favor,’ says the lady. ‘¿Un foto?’ pointing to her camera.‘Si.’ She’s so busy taking Junior’s picture, she doesn’t notice me and Keeks.”
D
“‘Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?’‘But you speak English!’‘Yeah,’ my brother says, ‘we’re Mericans.’”

Explanation

Choice D most clearly shows a blending of cultures: the children identify themselves as “Mericans,” combining “Mexicans” and “Americans,” and they speak English while retaining their Mexican heritage. The other excerpts describe cultural judgments or an interaction in Spanish, but do not express the blending as directly.

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