Question

Read the excerpt from “First Generation” of Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina Garcia.

Answer 1

The second choice best applies to the given excerpt. First, it can be noted from this excerpt that the writer wants to convey a pessimistic view of fate. With that, the last choice will not apply to the paragraph anymore. The second and third choices do not apply as well because all words used were neither jargon nor difficult. Rather the words and phrases used like, "interested...but changed their minds", "frustrated", and "revolution in the mountains", were easy to grasp and quickly conveys how a possibly bright future has turned into a sour one. 

Answer 2

The tone of the excerpt is pessimistic because it describes a fate of scattered family life. It is about an ordinary story of a Latino family migrating to US and the issues family, identity and race following them. Therefore, the correct answer is the first option among the multiple-choices.