Which of the following excerpts from Sandra Cisneros's story "Mericans" best reveals the influence of Mexican culture on the children?

a) "The awful grandmother has been gone a long time. She disappeared behind the heavy leather outer curtain and the dusty velvet inner."

b) "But we're outside in the sun. My big brother Junior hunkered against the wall with his eyes shut."

c) "Maybe and most probably my little brother is imagining he's a flying feather dancer, like the ones we saw swinging high up from a pole on the Virgin's birthday."

d) "After all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if I just came out of the movies."

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13 September, 08:37

Which of the following excerpts from Sandra Cisneros's story "Mericans" best reveals the influence of Mexican culture on the children?

a) "The awful grandmother has been gone a long time. She disappeared behind the heavy leather outer curtain and the dusty velvet inner."

b) "But we're outside in the sun. My big brother Junior hunkered against the wall with his eyes shut."

c) "Maybe and most probably my little brother is imagining he's a flying feather dancer, like the ones we saw swinging high up from a pole on the Virgin's birthday."

d) "After all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if I just came out of the movies."

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Kathryn Ashley · Answer 1

"Maybe and most probably my little brother is imagining he’s a flying feather dancer, like the ones we saw swinging high up from a pole on the Virgin’s birthday." is the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story that best reveals the influence of Mexican culture on the children.

Madilynn Buchanan · Answer 2

The answer is C. I just took the test