Question

Which best explains how Anaya’s word choice establishes his voice in the excerpt? Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer, demonstrating the ability of these writers to combine Spanish and English in their writing. Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage. Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer to persuade people to read more literature by writers that come from mixed heritages and diverse cultures. Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer to express his opinion that only those writers who exist outside of the mainstream are worthy of an audience.

Answer 1

The option that best explains how Anaya's word choice establishes his voice in the excerpt is Anaya compares "tortillas" to "the soul" of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage. In "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry", Rudolfo Anaya states that Mexican-American writers cannot help to put their heritage and language into writing and that should not make it difficult for them to be treated as equal to other American writers.

Answer 2

The answer is B: Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage.