Read the excerpts from The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez.Excerpt 1 – Chapters 13 and 14"But, Papá, can’t you convince them to give you another job . . . in an office?” I thought about how I’d never seen Papá fix anything around our house."No, mi hija. I’ve been told that I need to prove myself first.”"Prove yourself how?” Mamá tucked in her cotton blouse.He shrugged. "Show them I’m a good revolutionary.” Excerpt 2 – Chapter 15 "I’m sorry. Can’t Frankie and I stay together?”George looked at me in the rearview mirror. "Once we find you a foster family, then maybe. But you have to remember, your parents sent you here for a reason. Now it’s up to you to make them proud. You have to be strong.”Be strong. That’s what Papá had told me before I left.
Answer
A
The first focuses on proving oneself to a hiring manager, and the second focuses on proving oneself to new people.
B
The first focuses on proving oneself to one’s spouse, and the second focuses on proving oneself to a younger sibling.
C
The first focuses on proving oneself to the government, and the second focuses on proving oneself to one’s family and oneself.
D
The first focuses on proving oneself to one’s children, and the second focuses on proving oneself to strangers.