Question 7 of 25 • (25-26) Swierczynski -- English 11 - 4th 9 Weeks Section 2
Read the excerpt from Julia Ortiz Cofer’s poem "El Olvido."It is a dangerous thingto forget the climate of your birthplace,to choke out the voices of dead relativeswhen in dreams they call youby your secret name.Which statement best expresses Cofer’s point?
Answer
A
Although the United States has much to offer, it is a very dangerous place.
B
Immigrants must remember and preserve their own native cultures.
C
The voices of dead relatives may enter a person’s dreams at night.
D
Dead relatives will call people by secret names that no one else knows.