Question

Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice” by Julia Alvarez. My mother must have been intrigued. She knew nothing of the horrid crimes of the dictatorship, for her parents were afraid to say anything—even to their own children—against the regime. So, as a young girl, my mother must have thought of El Jefe as a kind of movie star. She must have wanted to meet the great man. What is the central idea in this paragraph? Her mother's image of the great man did not match reality. Her mother loved movie stars when she was a young girl. Her mother and her family kept secrets from one another. Her family talked about the horrid crimes of the dictatorship.

Answer 1

The answer is: Her mother's image of the great man did not match reality.

In the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice," the author Julia Alvarez claims her mother did not know about the horrific atrocities of dictatorship Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. One of the reasons is her parents were too afraid to mention anything contrary to the system to protect her children. As a result, when she was a child, Alvarez's mother must have thought Trujillo was a film star and might have wished to meet him.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is A

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