Question

Read the excerpt from "A Latina Judge's Voice" by Hon. Sonia Sotomayor.

My Latina soul was nourished as I visited and played at my grandmother’s house with my cousins and extended family. They were my friends as I grew up. Being a Latina child was watching the adults playing dominos on Saturday night and us kids playing lotería, bingo, with my grandmother calling out the numbers which we marked on our cards with chickpeas.

How do Sotomayor’s descriptions of her family most likely affect readers?

They show readers how Latina families decorate their homes.
They give readers images of the importance of family.
They describe the struggle Sotomayor endured in becoming a judge.
They give readers feelings of hopelessness and desperation.

Answer 1

B

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Answer 2

ANSWER: They give readers images of the importance of family.

EXPLANATION: The excerpt shows Sotomayor's life as a childhood. This passage shows how all the family members met together to play different games. While the adults had a different game, the children had completely different set of games along with their grandmother.