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Which quote from the selection best represents its main theme?

• I was less than a year old when my parents brought my brother and me to the United States. (paragraph 1)
• I spent a lot of time trying to find it in me, but usually I couldn't. I felt more American than anything, but even that was up for debate.... (paragraph 3)
• I let her, too, even though every time she did, instead of comforting me, it only made me more scared. (paragraph
24)
• That year around the holidays we were all miserable.
Holidays were always bad... (paragraph 26)

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The quote that best represents the main theme of the selection is:

"I spent a lot of time trying to find it in me, but usually I couldn't. I felt more American than anything, but even that was up for debate...." (paragraph 3)

This quote reflects the struggle of identity and the experience of feeling caught between two cultures, which is often a central theme in narratives about immigration and assimilation.

Which sentence from paragraph 4 suggests that the family will not return to Panamá?
• They needed to believe they'd done the right thing and that it made sense.
But while they waited for that day, they started making
friends.
• Enrique was in school, and I started, too.
O And before they knew it, we had a life here.

The sentence from paragraph 4 that suggests the family will not return to Panamá is:

"And before they knew it, we had a life here."

This suggests that they have settled in and begun to create a life in their new environment, implying that returning to Panamá is not part of their immediate future.