Read the passage from "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez.Introducing them to my friends was a further trial to me. These relatives had such complicated names and there were so many of them, and their relationships to myself were so convoluted. There was my Tía Josefina, who was not really an aunt but a much older cousin. And her daughter, Aida Margarita, who was adopted, una hija de crianza. My uncle of affection, Tío José, brought my madrina Tía Amelia and her comadre Tía Pilar. My friends rarely had more than a “Mom and Dad” to introduce.
Answer
A
She worries what they will think about her and her family.
B
She thinks she and her friends have much in common.
C
She wishes they were all immigrants as well.
D
She feels sorry for them, because they have few relatives.
Explanation
Introducing her relatives is a “further trial” because their names and family relationships are complicated, suggesting she feels uneasy about how her friends will see her family. The contrast with friends who usually introduce only their “Mom and Dad” highlights how unusual and confusing her family might seem to them. She does not say that she wishes her friends were immigrants or that they have much in common.
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