Question

read the excerpt from like mexicans
we talk for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. finally, we got up with carolyn taking my hand.
slightly embarrassed, i tried to pull away but her grip held me. i let her have her way as she led me down the
hallway with her mother right behind me.... carolyn waved again. i looked, back, waving.... her people
were like mexicans, only different.
which best explains how sotos text structure helps establish his voice in the excerpt?
soto compares his experience to his wifes experience in order to criticize marriage in a multicultural society
soto lists a series of events to present guidelines on how to live in a multicultural society
soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society
soto uses a cause - and - effect format to show how a persons heritage can limit his or her marriage choices

Explanation:

The excerpt tells a story from the author's life (talking, having apple pie and coffee, walking down the hallway etc.). This narrative is used to make a point about living in a multicultural society (as seen in the description of "her people were like Mexicans, only different"). It's not a comparison between his and his wife's experience (no such comparison in the text), not listing events as guidelines (no instructional tone), and no clear cause - effect format (no indication of a cause leading to a specific effect in the way described in the option).

Answer:

Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.