Anticipating the Future through Texts: Visions — Unit test
Question 5 of 10 • (OC27) ENG 4-1001400-S2-VRobinson-VOL7006P
Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" by Rudolfo A. Anaya.If we leave out our tortillas—and by that I mean the language, history, cultural values and themes of our literature—the very culture we’re portraying will die. Based on this excerpt, which statement best expresses Anaya’s point of view?
Answer
A
Mexican American writers need to reject American values and instead focus on Mexican traditions.
B
Mexican American writers need to recognize that Mexican food is the most important symbol of their heritage.
C
Mexican American writers need to focus more on their Mexican heritage than on their American heritage.
D
Mexican American writers need to preserve their heritage by continuing to write about it.