PrepTest 128, Section 1, Question 1
One of the most prominent characteristics of the(454 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AMexican American literature(28 more words not shown)
- BUnlike Mexican writing,(28 more words not shown)
- CThe work of(37 more words not shown)
- DMexican American literature,(25 more words not shown)
- EMany Mexican Americans(38 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the main point: Mexican American writing explores a cultural in-between, drawing on Mexican roots while developing a new identity in the United States. We want some version of that idea, not just a detail about farming or the literary establishment.
Working the answers
- A
The “sense of transition” starts well. But a clear vision of Mexican culture's future is never established. The new identity concerns Mexican Americans' experience, not a forecast of where Mexican culture is headed.
- B
Rural roots matter, but that doesn't make the literature a movement whose purpose is to speak for agrarian workers. B turns one important influence into the central mission and loses the broader bicultural identity.
- CCorrect
Both pieces are here: continuing ties to rural Mexico and the creation of a new identity from Mexican and U.S. cultures. That's the in-between experience we predicted.
- D
The author's focus isn't a failure to match Mexican literature's prestige. We hear how the establishment views Mexican American writing, then learn what makes that writing rich and distinctive.
- E
Spiritual images of the land appear in the second paragraph. They illustrate the connection to rural culture, but they don't capture the larger discussion of cultural transition and a new identity.
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