Question

Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice” by Julia Alvarez.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. ) the images of Trujillo portrayed him falsely.

Explanation:

the excerpt states that "never having seen him, my mother could not know the portrait was heavily retouched." which tells you that it wasn't a true to life picture of the dictator, and although the mother did daydream about meeting Trujillo, that is not the central idea of the paragraph. So the correct answer would be A. ) that the images of Trujillo portrayed him falsely.

Answer 2

Answer:

the correct answer is a. ) the images of Trujillo portrayed him falsely.

Explanation:

the excerpt states that "never having seen him, my mother could not know the portrait was heavily retouched." which tells you that it wasn't a true to life picture of the dictator, and although the mother did daydream about meeting Trujillo, that is not the central idea of the paragraph. So the correct answer would be a. ) that the images of Trujillo portrayed him falsely.