Question

I Am American
by Jennifer Tibbets
A series of soliloguies representing the diverseimmigrant populations that have made ourcountry great.
Characters
MAX LITTLEFOOT
JANE BRADFORD
TY SMITH
BETHANY MCLAUGHLIN
GRETCHEN SCHRIVER
MICHAEL LU
SHANA BLOOMSTEIN
VINCENT LOPINTO
JUANITA RAMIREZ
THREE SILHOUETTES
TIME: Present.
SETTING: Bare stage.
AT RISE: MAX LITTLEFOOT stands center.Behind him, THREE SILHOUETTES standreaching upward toward the sky. As MAXLITTLEFOOT begins his speech,SILHOUETTES enact Amerindian dance tooffstage drumbeat.
MAX LITTLEFOOT: I am American. Myancestors have lived on this land since memorybeganMytribaleldersspeakofalargeturtle
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
What theme is suggested by the repetitionof the line “I am American?”
(1 point)
America is a place where people can
discover their true selves.
Americans come from many different
backgrounds.
America is a country that struggles to
understand its identity.
Americans are more alike than they
are different.

Answer 1

"Americans come from many different backgrounds."

The repeated line emphasizes different characters (and silhouettes/dances) claiming the same identity, showing diverse origins united as American.