Question

Read the paragraph from a student’s literary essay comparing two different works.

(1) Sandra Cisneros’s “Mericans” is about a young American girl of Mexican descent who is struggling to find her own cultural identity. (2) Cisneros illustrates this through a number of images and ideas. (3) For example, the speaker, Micaela, calls her grandmother “awful,” and seems to resent the woman’s strict views and religious ideals. (4) The speaker also mentions how she and her brother emulate characters from popular American television programs when they play make-believe. (5) Lastly, she describes physically standing outside her family’s church, an act that symbolizes the fact that she feels like an outsider to Mexican culture. (6) Although Micaela is of Mexican descent, she seems to feel a stronger connection to the United States.


This paragraph supports the idea that Micaela


A. wishes her heritage was different because she has difficulty relating to her grandmother.


B. wants to find her own unique identity that is separate from her brother and her grandmother.


C. will never accept her Mexican roots because of her feelings toward her grandmother.


D. identifies with her Mexican heritage in a different way than her grandmother.

Answer 1

The answer is D not A !

Answer 2

D. identifies with her Mexican heritage in a different way than her grandmother.

Step-by-step explanation:

Micaela views her Mexican heritage as so much different from the way her grandmother does. While she is Mexican by nature, she is more of an American. She resonates more with the American way of life, thereby finding her grandmother and her views and religious ideals strict. She, being brought up in the American influence, thinks she is more of an American than Mexican, thus making her feel like an outsider.