Question

Immigrants

wrap their babies in the American flag,

feed them mashed hot dogs and apple pie,

name them Bill and Daisy,

buy them blonde dolls that blink blue

eyes or a football and tiny cleats

before the baby can even walk,

speak to them in thick English,

hallo, babee, hallo,

whisper in Spanish or Polish

when the baby sleeps, whisper

in a dark parent bed, that dark

parent fear, "Will they like

our boy, our girl, our fine american

boy, our fine american girl?”

–"Immigrants,”
Pat Mora

Which statement best explains the relationship between the poem and the passage from the essay?

The essay argues that people should preserve their histories; the poem shows how immigrants preserve their histories.
The essay explains that one’s heritage can be a source of creativity; the poem is an example of how Mora explores diversity in her art.
The essay implies that people need to learn from past events; the poem proves that this argument is correct.

Answer 1

"The essay explains that one’s heritage can be a source of creativity; the poem is an example of how Mora explores diversity in her art."

Reason: Mora’s poem uses cultural images and bilingual moments (American symbols plus Spanish/Polish whispers) as poetic material. It demonstrates how an author draws on immigrant experience and heritage to create artistic work, which directly supports the essay’s claim about heritage as a source of creativity.