Question

What was the biggest challenge that Ernesto faced in the excerpt from "Barrio Boy"? Group of answer choices Learning to speak a new language Being a new kid at school and making friends Being in a new country w/a different culture Learning to trust adults for the first time

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) Learning to speak a new language.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the 11th and 12th paragraph of the story Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza, the narrator makes comments that would suggest that he finds the English language very difficult.

In the last line of the 11th paragraph, for instance, he states:

"And when I least expected it, there she was, crouching by my desk, her blond radiant face level with mine, her voice patiently manoeuvering me over the awful idiocies of the English language. "

Also, in the 3rrd and 4th sentences of the 12th paragraph, the narrator recounts the following:

"Frequently she burst into happy announcements to the whole class. “Ito can read a sentence,” and small Japanese Ito, squint-eyed and shy, slowly read aloud while the class listened in wonder: “Come, Skipper, come. Come and run.”

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