Question

(05.01) Please help me ASAP! Thanks! Lee el párrafo y contesta la pregunta según la descripción. Read the paragraph and respond to the question according to the reading.
El amor es uno de los temas constantes en su poesía. Los eruditos, scholars, dicen que ella amaba y era amada. Ella misma nos contaba esto a través de su poesía lírica. Importa poco si estos amores fueron de ella o fueron de otros, si fueron la realidad o imaginados, ella los hizo suyos. Su religión la ofreció la libertad de ser educada.

—Octavio Paz, Ensayo crítico

Este ensayo de Octavio Paz relata y explora la vida de su compatriota ________.

Gioconda Belli
Sor Juana de la Cruz
Miguel de Cervantes
Gabriel García Lorca

Answer 1

Sor Juana de la Cruz

Answer 2

Answer:

Sor Juana de la Cruz

Explanation:

Just from reading the paragraph we couldn't give a definite answer, but we can infer some things. For example the paragraph uses the pronoun Ella (She), so we know it refers to a woman. This eliminates both Miguel de Cervantes and Gabriel García Lorca, since these are male names. Now, the question asks which of his compatriots Octavio Paz writes about. Octavio Paz is a Spanish name, so the compatriot most likely has a Spanish name, likely eliminating Gioconda Belli, which is an Italian name.

If you know about Spanish literature though, this is clearly about Sor Juana de la Cruz, a Mexican nun and poet.