Read the excerpt below and answer the question. In town,
they would not sell
to Japs.
Why did Mirikitani choose to use the word “Japs" in the third line of this excerpt from "Attack the Water"?
She needed fewer syllables to fit the rhythm of the poem.
She wanted the poem to be an accurate portrayal of her family.
That is how she and her family referred to themselves.
That was the derogatory term that others called her family.

D. That was the derogatory term that others called her family

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explanation:

dear evan hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by benj pasek and justin paul, and book by steven levenson.

the musical opened on broadway at the music box theatre in december 2016, after its world premiere at the arena stage in washington, d.c., in july 2015 and an off-broadway production at second stage theatre from march to may 2016.

at the 71st tony awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including best musical, best score, best actor in a musical for ben platt, and best featured actress in a musical for rachel bay jones.