AnswersFL-1001370-English 3 Sem 2 - FlexIntroduction to Heritage and Multicultural American Identities: Contemporary Voices (1970–2000)Question 9
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Introduction to Heritage and Multicultural American Identities: Contemporary Voices (1970–2000)

Question 9 • FL-1001370-English 3 Sem 2 - Flex

Which excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans" best reveals the influence of Mexican culture on the children?

Answer
A
“The awful grandmother has been gone a long time. She disappeared behind the heavy leather outer curtain and the dusty velvet inner.”
B
“But we’re outside in the sun. My big brother Junior hunkered against the wall with his eyes shut.”
C
“Maybe and most probably my little brother is imagining he’s a flying feather dancer, like the ones we saw swinging high up from a pole on the Virgin’s birthday.”
D
“After all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if I just came out of the movies.”

Explanation

The children’s Mexican cultural influence is clearest when the narrator connects her little brother’s imagination to a “flying feather dancer” seen during celebrations for the Virgin’s birthday. That detail refers to a Mexican religious and cultural tradition. The other excerpts describe the setting or the children without showing this specific cultural influence.

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