Question

phs: literature & comp i - block (23.0616030)
characters, conflict, and idioms in \daughter of invention\ by julia alvarez
from how the garcia girls lost their accents
her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment
to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to
persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping
mall or a movie—in broad daylight. mami laura would wave them out of her
room. \the problem with you girls...\ the problem boiled down to the fact that
they wanted to become americans and their father—and their mother, too, at first
—would have none of it.
\you girls are going to drive me crazy!\ she threatened, if they kept nagging.
\when i end up in bellevue, youll be safely sorry!\
she spoke in english when she argued with them. and her english was a
mishmash of mixed-up idioms and sayings that showed she was \green behind
the ears,\ as she called it.
if her husband insisted she speak in spanish to the girls so they wouldnt forget
their native tongue, shed snap, \when in rome, do unto the romans.\
yoyo, the big mouth, had become the spokesman for her sisters, and she stood
her ground in that bedroom. \were not going to that school anymore, mami!\
\you have to.\ her eyes would widen with worry. \in this country, it is against the
law not to go to school. you want us to get thrown out?\
which excerpt from \daughter of invention\ contains language that best reveals
that carlos is still tied to his dominican origin?
he sat bolt upright, reaching for his
glasses which in
his haste, he
knocked across the
room. \¿que pasa?
¿que pasa?\
\have you gone
mad?\ he shook
her away. \you
were going to let
er read that...
that insult to her
teachers?\
\it is boastful! i
celebrate myself?
the best student
learns to destroy
the teacher? he
mocked yoyo’s
plagiarized words.
he called down
curses on her
head, ordered her
on his authority as
her father to open
that door!

Explanation:

To determine which excerpt shows Carlos is tied to his Dominican origin, we look for Spanish language use (a key part of Dominican culture). The top - right excerpt has "¿Qué pasa? ¿Qué pasa?", which is Spanish. Other excerpts don't have Spanish or strong Dominican cultural language cues.

Answer:

The top - right excerpt (with "He sat bolt upright, reaching for his glasses which in his haste, he knocked across the room. ¿Qué pasa? ¿Qué pasa?")