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Read the passage from "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez.

I was too afraid we wouldn't be let in if l corrected the man's pronunciation, but I said our name to myself, opening my mouth wide for the organ blast of the a, trilling my tongue for the drumroll of the r, All-vah-rrr-es! How could anyone get Elbures out of that orchestra of sound?

Which influence does Alvarez write about in this passage?

her family
her neighbors
her friends
her personal experience

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her personal experience
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