What evidence from the passage best supports the inference that alvarez’s little sister ana may have found it less difficult to integrate her dominican and american identities during her college years?
the only hispanic thing about her was the affectionate nicknames her boyfriends sometimes gave her.
anita, or as one goofy guy used to sing to her to the tune of the banana advertisement, anita banana.
later, during her college years in the late sixties, there was a push to pronounce third world names correctly.
“can i speak to ana? ” i asked, pronouncing her name the american way.

The evidence from the passage that best supports the inference that Alvarez’s little sister Ana may have found it less difficult to integrate her Dominican and American identities during her college years is the third one: "Later, during her college years in the late sixties, there was a push to pronounce Third World names correctly".

Explanation: The sentence "Later, during her college years in the late sixties, there was a push to pronounce Third World names correctly" indicates that Ana made an important improvement in her pronounciation of English words, more especifically her pronounciation of Third World names in English. Moreover, unlike the other sentences, this one makes reference to her college years. In that way, the sentence that best supports the inference that Ana did not have much problems to integrate her Dominican and American identities during her college years is the third one: "Later, during her college years in the late sixties, there was a push to pronounce Third World names correctly".

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

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