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Question 25 • (25-26) Swierczynski -- English 11 - 4th 9 Weeks Section 2

Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."I want to be a flying feather dancer too, but when he circles past me he shouts, “I’m a B-Fifty-two bomber, you’re a German,” and shoots me with an invisible machine gun. What does this detail reveal about the children?

Answer
A
They feel more connected to their Mexican traditions.
B
They are strongly influenced by American culture.
C
They do not speak or understand Spanish very well.
D
They are quite eager to return to the United States.