Read the two excerpts about Pilar from Dreaming in Cuban.Excerpt 1: They called me brujita, little witch. I stared at them, tried to make them go away.Excerpt 2: Another woman, an elderly mulatta, claimed that her hair was falling out from the menacing stares the baby gave her. Which statement is the best synthesis for the two excerpts?
Answer
A
Most Cuban women rely on the services of nannies when raising their children.
B
Supernatural experiences are frequently dismissed as being coincidental in Cuban culture.
C
Inexplicable events are sometimes interpreted as supernatural experiences in Cuban culture.
D
Many Cuban children remember the earliest events of their childhood.
Explanation
In the first excerpt, people call Pilar “little witch” because they believe her stare can make them go away. In the second, a woman blames the baby’s stare for her hair falling out. Together, the excerpts show people interpreting unexplained events as supernatural experiences, which is choice C.
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