By the time I was in high school, I was a popular kid, and it showed in my name. Friends called me Jules or Hey Jude, and once a group of troublemaking friends my mother forbade me to hang out with called me Alcatraz. I was Hoo-lee-tah only to Mami and Papi and uncles and aunts who came over to eat sancocho on Sunday afternoons – old world folk whom I would just as soon go back to where they came from and leave me to pursue whatever mischief I wanted to in America. JUDY ALCATRAZ, the name on the "Wanted" poster would read. Who would ever trace her to me?

Question

Based on this passage, what inference can be made about the way Alvarez became accustomed to life in the United States?

She felt more comfortable in the company of her Dominican family.
She made many American friends but refused to let go of her culture.
She introduced her American friends to many Dominican customs.
She became very well accustomed to life among the Americans.

Answer 1

Based on the passage, the most accurate inference is:

She became very well accustomed to life among the Americans.

This is suggested by her popularity in high school and the names her friends used for her (Jules and Hey Jude), which reflect American culture, as opposed to the name used by her family (Hoo-lee-tah). It indicates that she has integrated into American society and embraced aspects of it, even while being aware of her Dominican heritage.