Question

read the excerpt from \a genetics of justice\ by julia alvarez. perhaps, because she had innocently revered him, my mother was now doubly revolted by this cold - blooded monster. he became something of an obsession with her—living as she was by then in exile with my father, isolated from her family who were still living on the island. as my sisters and i were growing up, trujillo and his excesses figured in many of my mother’s cautionary tales. what is the central idea in this paragraph? ○ during her exile, the author’s mother did not know how she felt about trujillo. ○ the author and her sisters were fascinated by trujillo. ○ the author’s mother thought of trujillo constantly. ○ the fourth option text is unclear from the image

Explanation:

The paragraph states Trujillo was an obsession for the author's mother in exile, and his excesses were in her cautionary tales, meaning she thought of him constantly. The other options are incorrect: the mother clearly felt revolted (so she knew her feelings), the text doesn't mention the author/sisters being fascinated, and the fourth option is incomplete/unclear.

Answer:

The author's mother thought of Trujillo constantly.