By talking about one of the culinary eccentricities of her culture Sotomayor wants draw attention to her rich culture and traditions in regards to food in particular. So the correct option is:
Sotomayor brings the audience's attention to the uniqueness of her culture.
Features that make this passage informal are:
a.) expression of subjective feelings - It's the way I make them.
c.) incomplete sentences - beat with a wire whisk. Done.
e.) first-person point of view - use of I.
Answer:
D. They reveal the tension created by Tatsu’s struggle to cope with the civilized world, where he feels alone and out of place.
Explanation:
Tatsu was an artist who had been living in the natural spaces of mountains. He was a painter of dragons. He used to display his art on natural things and was very much attached to the world of nature. When he reached "the civilized world" he was welcomed with a studio, especially for his artwork. He was also provided with all the materialistic things required for the paintings. He felt suffocated and irritated in the materialistic environment. He longed for the natural spaces and natural beauty that was meant for the Dragon painters.
