Question

read the excerpt from cristina garcias dreaming in cuban.
i was only two years old when i left cuba but i remember everything thats happened to me since i was a baby, even word - for - word conversations. i was sitting in my grandmothers lap, playing with her drop pearl earrings, when my mother told her we were leaving the country. abuela celia called her a traitor to the revolution. mom tried to pull me away but i clung to the abuela and screamed at the top of my lungs. my grandfather came running and said, \celia, let the girl go. she belongs with lourdes.\ this was the last time i saw her.
how does the structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage?
it uses several narrators to provide conflicting points of view.
it provides characterization for celia as it reveals her physical appearance.
it uses a flashback to reveal the difficult relationship between lourdes and celia.
it includes dialogue to indicate that the characters in the nonfiction account are real people.

Explanation:

The passage is a personal recollection (flashback) of an event from the narrator's childhood. It shows the tension between Lourdes (the mother) and Celia (the grandmother) when the family was leaving Cuba. The dialogue ("Celia, let the girl go. She belongs with Lourdes.") and the description of the conflict (Abuela Celia called her a traitor to the revolution) reveal their difficult relationship.

• The first option is incorrect as there is only one narrator (the person telling the story).
• The second option is wrong because there is no description of Celia's physical appearance.
• The fourth option is incorrect as "Dreaming in Cuban" is a fictional work, not a non - fiction account.

Answer:

It uses a flashback to reveal the difficult relationship between Lourdes and Celia.