Question 5 of 24 • $2526: sem 2: 1001370: English 3: NEW
Which excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans" best reveals a blending of cultures?
Answer
A
“The awful grandmother knits the names of the dead and the living into one long prayer fringed with the grandchildren born in that barbaric country with its barbaric ways.”
B
“They’re not from here. Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.”
C
“‘Por favor,’ says the lady. ‘¿Un foto?’ pointing to her camera.‘Si.’ She’s so busy taking Junior’s picture, she doesn’t notice me and Keeks.”
D
“‘Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?’‘But you speak English!’‘Yeah,’ my brother says, ‘we’re Mericans.’”