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.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which detail in the monologue from VincentLopinto connects to the theme that for manyimmigrants, America offered a better lifethan the country they came from?
(1 point)
Lopinto’s great-great grandfather
came to America speaking almost no
English.
In America, Lopinto’s great-great
grandfather moved to the Upper East
Side and later got married.
In Italy, Lopinto’s great-great
grandfather would have worked his
whole life for nothing.
Lopinto’s great-great grandfather got a
job in construction with other people
from Naples, Italy.

Answer 1

In Italy, Lopinto’s great-great grandfather would have worked his whole life for nothing.

This detail directly contrasts the lack of opportunity in his old country with the chances for work and advancement he found in America.