Question

Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am Caribeña, island grown. Spanish is in my flesh, ripples from my tongue, lodges in my hips: the language of garlic and mangoes, the singing in my poetry, the flying gestures of my hands. Based on the imagery in the passage, how does the speaker feel when she is speaking Spanish? different from other Americans proud and expressive homesick for her home country displaced in America

Answer 1

Answer:

I believe the correct answer is B). Proud and expressive.

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Answer 2

The Correct answer is Proud and Expressive. 
“Child of America” is written by Aurora Morales. It is a poem that talks about social diversity.  The context of this poem is about an American who came from a mix of different cultures that makes her heritage and identity as an American and part of which having a Spanish influence in her history.