by sandra cisneros
(1) when i was living in an artists colony in the south of france, some fellow latin-americans who taught at the university in aix-en-provence invited me to share a home-cooked meal with them. (2) i had been living abroad almost a year then on an nea grant, subsisting mainly on french bread and lentils while in france so that my money could last longer. (3) so when the invitation to dinner arrived, i accepted without hesitation. (4) especially since they had promised mexican food.
(5) what i didnt realize when they made this invitation was that i was supposed to be involved in preparing this meal. (6) i guess they assumed i knew how to cook mexican food because i was mexican. (7) they wanted specifically tortillas, though id never made a tortilla in my life.
(8) its true i had witnessed my mother rolling the little armies of dough into perfect circles, but my mothers family is from guanajuato, provincioles, country folk. (9) they only know how to make flour tortillas. (10) my fathers family, on the other hand, is chilango, from mexico city. (11) we ate corn tortillas but we didnt make them. (12) someone was sent to the corner tortilleria to buy some. (13) id never seen anybody make corn tortillas. (14) ever.
which of the following is the main idea of this selection?
a many people make assumptions about cooking experience.

b parents do not always educate their children about their cultural heritage.

c the details of a persons cultural heritage are more accurate than nationality alone.

d mexican food is more difficult to prepare than french food.

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by sandra cisneros
(1) when i was living in an artists colony in the south of france, some fellow latin-americans who taught at the university in aix-en-provence invited me to share a home-cooked meal with them. (2) i had been living abroad almost a year then on an nea grant, subsisting mainly on french bread and lentils while in france so that my money could last longer. (3) so when the invitation to dinner arrived, i accepted without hesitation. (4) especially since they had promised mexican food.
(5) what i didnt realize when they made this invitation was that i was supposed to be involved in preparing this meal. (6) i guess they assumed i knew how to cook mexican food because i was mexican. (7) they wanted specifically tortillas, though id never made a tortilla in my life.
(8) its true i had witnessed my mother rolling the little armies of dough into perfect circles, but my mothers family is from guanajuato, provincioles, country folk. (9) they only know how to make flour tortillas. (10) my fathers family, on the other hand, is chilango, from mexico city. (11) we ate corn tortillas but we didnt make them. (12) someone was sent to the corner tortilleria to buy some. (13) id never seen anybody make corn tortillas. (14) ever.
which of the following is the main idea of this selection?
a many people make assumptions about cooking experience.

b parents do not always educate their children about their cultural heritage.

c the details of a persons cultural heritage are more accurate than nationality alone.

d mexican food is more difficult to prepare than french food.

Accepted Answer

# Brief Explanations:
To determine the main idea, analyze each option:
- Option A: The text focuses on cultural heritage details, not general cooking assumptions. Eliminate A.
- Option B: The passage doesn't discuss parents educating children about heritage. Eliminate B.
- Option C: The author's experience shows that assumptions based on nationality (being Mexican) were inaccurate, and her cultural heritage (different family traditions) was more accurate. This matches the text.
- Option D: The passage doesn't compare difficulty of Mexican and French food preparation. Eliminate D.

# Answer:
C. The details of a person’s cultural heritage are more accurate than nationality alone.

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