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Question 11 • Common Core ELA 7 A-IC

Alvarez says that her family’s move to the United States and the struggle she had in finding her identity as a Dominican and an American had a deep impact on her. Which passage from "Names/Nombres" shows this struggle in finding her identity as a Dominican and an American?

Answer
A
By the time I was in high school, I was a popular kid, and it showed in my name.
B
It took a while to get used to my new names. I wondered if I shouldn't correct my teachers and new friends.
C
My older sister had the hardest time getting an American name for herself because Mauricia did not translate into English.
D
[A]nd I signed yearbooks with nicknames which recalled our high school good times: "Beans" and "Pepperoni" and "Alcatraz." We hugged and cried and promised to keep in touch.

Explanation

Choice B shows Alvarez adjusting to life in the United States while deciding whether to keep her original names or correct the people using her new names. Her uncertainty about what to call herself reflects the struggle to balance her Dominican identity with her American identity. The other choices focus on popularity, her sister’s name, or saying goodbye to friends.

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