Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.” If it helps any, I will tell you I have always felt funny using chopsticks and my favorite food is hot dogs. Read the excerpt from “Mericans.” We cannot spend our allowance on fried cookies or Familia Burrón comic books or those clear cone-shaped suckers that make everything look like a rainbow when you look through them. Which theme best describes the two excerpts?
Answer
A
Sharing special foods with family is an American tradition.
B
Traditional foods do not bring families together.
C
Young people frequently resist trying foods of cultures different than their own.
D
Culture is frequently linked to traditional foods.
Explanation
Both excerpts use food to show cultural identity. In the first, the speaker mentions feeling awkward with chopsticks and preferring hot dogs; in the second, the speaker names foods and treats associated with Mexican culture. Together, these details show that culture is frequently linked to traditional foods, rather than claiming that families are brought together by food or that young people resist unfamiliar foods.
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