Explanation:
The quality or state of being pertinacious.
The correct answer is C. <span>Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.
The other answers can be eliminated because this excerpt is not criticizing marriage, presenting guidelines on how to live, or showing how one's heritage can limit choices.
Instead, he is relating a story from his life to show what it means to live in a multicultural society. Ultimately, even though people may be from different cultures, they still share many similarities. This is made clear by the final line: Her people were like Mexicans, only different.</span>
The inference is that the speaker's rhetorical question in paragraph 2 supports the purpose of the speech as C. It reinforces the idea that voluntourism can harm the people and communities it is meant to help.
<h3>What is an inference?</h3>
It should be noted that the inference simply means the conclusion that can be deduced based on the information that is given by the author in a story.
In the story, most would agree that volunteering in general is a worthy use of time.
It was important to reinforce the idea that voluntourism can harm the people and communities it is meant to help. This illustrated the use of the rhetorical questions.
In conclusion, the correct option is C.
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<span>Never give up. is your answer.
Note that, even though the mission is almost impossible, the character "<em>never gives up trying</em>" to accomplish it, which means that "Never give up" is the theme of the story.
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