Read the excerpt from “Like Mexicans.”

We talk for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. Finally, we got up with Carolyn taking my hand. Slightly embarrassed, I tried to pull away but her grip held me. I let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her mother right behind me. . . . Carolyn waved again. I looked, back, waving. . . . Her people were like Mexicans, only different.

Which best explains how Soto’s text structure helps establish his voice in the excerpt?
Soto compares his experience to his wife’s experience in order to criticize marriage in a multicultural society.
Soto lists a series of events to present guidelines on how to live in a multicultural society.
Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.
Soto uses a cause-and-effect format to show how a person’s heritage can limit his or her marriage choices.

After reading the excerpt and making close scrutiny over it, the statement that best explains how Soto's text structure helps establish his voice in the passage is 'Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about hwat it means to live in a multicultural society'.

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MsEducated MsEducated · Answer 2 · 2018-06-28T14:11:16+02:00

The correct answer is C. Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.

The other answers can be eliminated because this excerpt is not criticizing marriage, presenting guidelines on how to live, or showing how one's heritage can limit choices.

Instead, he is relating a story from his life to show what it means to live in a multicultural society. Ultimately, even though people may be from different cultures, they still share many similarities. This is made clear by the final line: Her people were like Mexicans, only different.