Question

Part A Which inference can be made about the author's experience at the Lincoln School in Barrio Boy? The author's classmates are disrespectful of his Mexican heritage, which causes him to feel alienated from them and his instructors. The Lincoln School educators are respectful of his heritage while helping him learn how to integrate into his new life in the United States. The Lincoln School is a domineering place where educators want to force the students to renounce their heritage and adopt the American way of life. The teachers and classmates are barriers to learning English and integrating into American life.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) The Lincoln School educators are respectful of his heritage while helping him learn how to integrate into his new life in the United States.

The inference can be made about the author's experience at the Lincoln School in Barrio Boy? The Lincoln School educators are respectful of his heritage while helping him learn how to integrate into his new life in the United States.

Ernesto Galarza is the author of the story "Barrio Boy," in which he shares his experience as a Mexican student in an American school, where he had to learn the American culture. His parents had immigrated to the United States and he had to attend an American public school, trying to integrate with the US community. The author says he has good memories of his time at Lincoln School.

Answer 2

Answer: The Lincoln School educators are respectful of his heritage while helping him learn how to integrate into his new life in the United States.

Part B

“At Lincoln, making us into Americans did not mean scrubbing away what made us originally foreign. The teachers called us as our parents did, or as close as they could pronounce our names in Spanish or Japanese. No one was ever scolded or punished for speaking in his native tongue on the playground.”

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