Read the story description and historical context for the short story "Daughter of Invention" and answer the question.

Story Description:

Imagine moving to a new country and trying to fit in. People at school are calling you mean names, your mother is spending her nights designing crazy contraptions, and your father is still terrified of the secret police back in the Dominican Republic. Now, imagine you have to deliver a speech in front of your whole school. In "Daughter of Invention," the narrator recalls this time in her life and her mother's last invention.

Historical Context:

General Rafael Trujillo became the President of the Dominican Republic in 1930. His dictatorship lasted for decades. During that time, Trujillo established a secret police force that he used to censor the press and punish (including torture and murder) those who opposed him. One of Trujillo's most heinous crimes against humanity was his order that led to the massacre of approximately 20,000 Haitians. One of Trujillo's nicknames was "Chapita."

What inference can you make about the narrator of "Daughter of Invention"?

She did not feel like she belonged in her new country.
She did not feel safe in her home country.
She was excited to deliver a speech at her new school.
She was proud of her mom's innovations.

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Answer:

I just took the test and got this question right. the right answer is a "She did not feel like she belonged in her new country."

The correct answer is A: She didn't feel like she belonged in her new country.

The feeling of belonging to a new society is totally different from feeling threatened in a new environment.

From the excerpt, we know the following:

  1. She was being called derogatory names at school;
  2. She was given the opportunity to deliver a speech in front of the whole school
  3. Her father felt terrified by the state secret service of their former country

  • All the above does not constitute a direct threat to her person, property, or life. If she was given an opportunity to address her peers, colleagues. This is why A is the answer.
  • She was no longer in her home country so option B cannot hold;
  • She referred to her mother's inventions as "Crazy Contraptions" so, option D cannot be the answer.

All logical deductions therefore point to A as the right answer.

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