Question

Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.” I’ve packed my galoshes and three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls them love apples. My father says where we’re going they won’t grow. Read the excerpt from “Mericans.” She’s so busy taking Junior’s picture, she doesn’t notice me and Keeks. “Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?” “But you speak English!” “Yeah,” my brother says, “we’re Mericans.” Which of the statements best describes both excerpts?

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

A. Okita uses the tomato, a food native to Americans...

Answer 2

A. -Okita uses the tomato, a food native to the Americas, to highlight the speaker's American identity, while Cisneros uses the English language to give her characters an American identity.