On May 30, 1961, nine months after our escape from our homeland, the group of plotters with whom my father had been associated assassinated the dictator. Actually, Dominicans do not refer to the death as an assassination but as an ajusticiamiento, a bringing to justice. Finally, after thirty-one years, Trujillo was brought to justice, found guilty, and executed.
But the execution was an external event, not necessarily an internal exorcism. All their lives my parents, along with a nation of Dominicans, had learned the habits of repression, censorship, terror. Those habits would not disappear with a few bullets and a national liberation proclamation. They would not disappear on a plane ride north that put hundreds of miles distance between the Island and our apartment in New York.
Which statement best explains how the author develops the central idea throughout the passage?
The author explains that, even after Trujillo was killed, her parents continued to fear the dictatorship.
The author explains that the assassination freed her parents from fear, allowing them to leave the country.
The author explains that, after Trujillo was killed, her family was able to escape to the United States.
The author explains that, even though Trujillo was executed, her parents found new reasons to fear him.
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The statement that best explains how the author develops the central idea throughout the passage is:
The author explains that, even after Trujillo was killed, her parents continued to fear the dictatorship.
This is supported by the text, which discusses how the habits of repression, censorship, and terror ingrained in her parents and the nation would not simply disappear with the assassination of Trujillo.
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