Question

Which best explains how Anaya’s word choice establishes his voice in the excerpt? Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer, demonstrating the ability of these writers to combine Spanish and English in their writing. Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage. Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer to persuade people to read more literature by writers that come from mixed heritages and diverse cultures. Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer to express his opinion that only those writers who exist outside of the mainstream are worthy of an audience.

Answer 1

The answer is B: Anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage.

Answer 2

The option that best explains how Anaya's word choice establishes his voice in the excerpt is Anaya compares "tortillas" to "the soul" of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage. In "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry", Rudolfo Anaya states that Mexican-American writers cannot help to put their heritage and language into writing and that should not make it difficult for them to be treated as equal to other American writers.