Which excerpt from "Daughter of Invention" contains language that best represents the preservation of Dominican values?

Choice C best represents the preservation of Dominican values because the father criticizes the poem for being boastful and lacking gratitude, and he emphasizes respect for the teacher. Those ideas reflect traditional values he wants his daughter to uphold. Choice A mentions preserving Spanish, but the speaker dismisses that effort; B describes the loss of Spanish, and D rejects the father’s culture.

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