Question

My tongue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air,

Answer 1

Answer:

D) These lines suggest that national identity is forged through having deep ancestral roots in a place.

Explanation:

The speaker makes his case about national identity by mentoning how multiple generations are born and raised in a common place. This is how ancestral roots are established as time moves forward, and it is also how the speaker believes that national identity is formed.

Answer 2

The answer is D. Because it states in the passage how their parents were born, their parents were born there so it shows ancestral roots.