Question

read the excerpt from \daughter of invention\.

\thanks, thanks a lot, mom!\ yoyo stormed out of that room and into her own. her daughters never called her mom except when they wanted her to feel how much she had failed them in this country. she was a good enough mami, fussing and scolding and giving advice, but a terrible girlfriend parent, a real failure of a mom.

based on this excerpt, what can be concluded about the daughters?

they sometimes wish their mother would be more like the american moms.
they sometimes wish their mother would stop inventing useless things.
they sometimes wish their mother would fuss over them more than she does.
they sometimes wish their mother would move them to the dominican republic.

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt

The text states that the daughters only called her "Mom" when they wanted her to feel "how much she had failed them in this country." It contrasts her being a good "Mami" (traditional, fussing, scolding) with being a "terrible girlfriend parent, a real failure of a Mom" (referring to Americanized parenting expectations).

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: "They sometimes wish their mother would be more like the American moms." This aligns with the text's contrast between "Mami" and "Mom" in "this country" (the US), where they feel she fails as an American-style "Mom."
• Option 2: "They sometimes wish their mother would stop inventing useless things." While the story "Daughter of Invention" involves inventing, this specific excerpt focuses on parenting styles, not inventions.
• Option 3: "They sometimes wish their mother would fuss over them more than she does." The text says she was already "fussing and scolding," so they do not wish for more of this.
• Option 4: "They sometimes wish their mother would move them to the Dominican Republic." The text mentions "failed them in this country," implying frustration with their current life in America, but does not state they want to move back.

Formulate the conclusion

The daughters use the term "Mom" to highlight her failure to adapt to American parenting norms, indicating they wish she was more like American mothers.

Answer:

• (A) They sometimes wish their mother would be more like the American moms. (Correct answer)
• (B) They sometimes wish their mother would stop inventing useless things.
• (C) They sometimes wish their mother would fuss over them more than she does.
• (D) They sometimes wish their mother would move them to the Dominican Republic.