Anticipating the Future through Texts: Visions — Unit test
Question 5 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC
Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" by Rudolfo A. Anaya.If we leave out our tortillas—and by that I mean the language, history, cultural values and themes of our literature—the very culture we’re portraying will die. Based on this excerpt, which statement best expresses Anaya’s point of view?
Answer
A
Mexican American writers need to reject American values and instead focus on Mexican traditions.
B
Mexican American writers need to recognize that Mexican food is the most important symbol of their heritage.
C
Mexican American writers need to focus more on their Mexican heritage than on their American heritage.
D
Mexican American writers need to preserve their heritage by continuing to write about it.
Explanation
Anaya explains that “tortillas” stand for the language, history, cultural values, and themes in Mexican American literature. He warns that leaving these parts out would cause the culture being portrayed to die. Therefore, his point is that Mexican American writers can help preserve their heritage by continuing to write about it, which is choice D.
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