Question 6 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]
Read the excerpts from The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez.Excerpt 1 – Chapters 13 and 14"But, Papá, can’t you convince them to give you another job . . . in an office?” I thought about how I’d never seen Papá fix anything around our house."No, mi hija. I’ve been told that I need to prove myself first.”"Prove yourself how?” Mamá tucked in her cotton blouse.He shrugged. "Show them I’m a good revolutionary.” Excerpt 2 – Chapter 15 "I’m sorry. Can’t Frankie and I stay together?”George looked at me in the rearview mirror. "Once we find you a foster family, then maybe. But you have to remember, your parents sent you here for a reason. Now it’s up to you to make them proud. You have to be strong.”Be strong. That’s what Papá had told me before I left.
Answer
A
The first focuses on proving oneself to a hiring manager, and the second focuses on proving oneself to new people.
B
The first focuses on proving oneself to one’s spouse, and the second focuses on proving oneself to a younger sibling.
C
The first focuses on proving oneself to the government, and the second focuses on proving oneself to one’s family and oneself.
D
The first focuses on proving oneself to one’s children, and the second focuses on proving oneself to strangers.
Explanation
In the first excerpt, Papá must show that he is a “good revolutionary” to earn a job, so he is trying to prove himself to the government. In the second, George tells the narrator to make her parents proud, and she remembers Papá’s advice to be strong. This connects proving herself to her family and to herself, so choice C is correct.
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