Question 4 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” An immigrant and the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants. I speak English with passion: it’s the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft. In this passage, what is the speaker’s relationship with the English language?
Answer
A
She feels that it represents a culture that has mistreated immigrants.
B
She uses it naturally and with great skill because it is a part of her heritage.
C
She is not comfortable with it because it is not her first language.
D
She prefers Spanish to English because her relatives spoke Spanish.