Question

Ay, Yoyo, you are going to be the one to bring our name to the headlights in this country! That is a beautiful, beautiful speech I want for your father to hear it before he goes to sleep. Then I will type it for you, all right?" –“Daughter of Invention,” Julia Alvarez In this passage, the mother tries to use an English idiom about having one’s name in lights, which means to be famous. Instead, she says that Yoyo will bring their name “to the headlights in this country.” What does the mother’s language reveal? What does the mother mean to express about her daughter Yoyo?

Answer 1

Question 1: C. Question 2: A.

What does the mother’s language reveal?

✔ She is eager to try English phrases.

What does the mother mean to express about her daughter Yoyo?

✔ She is proud and anticipates success.

Answer 2

Question 1:

The mother's language in this passage of "Daughter of Invention,” by Julia Alvarez revelas that she is not a native English speaker, but someone that uses it as a second language and may not know the correct uses of some idioms and phrases.

Question 2:

The mother wants to express that she is proud of her daughter and believes that Yoyo will be famous and successful in her life.