Read the passage from "names/nombres" by julia alvarez. “so where are you from, judy? ” “new york,” i told my classmates. after all, i had been born blocks away at columbia presbyterian hospital. “i mean, originally.” “from the caribbean,” i answered vaguely, for if i specified, no one was quite sure what continent our island was located. “really? i’ve been to bermuda. we went last april for spring vacation. i got the worst sunburn! so, are you from portoriko? ” “no,” i shook my head. “from the dominican republic.” “where’s that? ” “south of bermuda.” they were just being curious, i knew, but i burned with shame whenever they singled me out as a “foreigner,” a rare, exotic friend. what evidence from the passage best supports the inference that the teenaged alvarez just wants to fit into american culture? “new york,” i told my classmates. after all, i had been born blocks away at columbia presbyterian hospital. “from the caribbean,” i answered vaguely, for if i specified, no one was quite sure what continent our island was located. “no,” i shook my head. “from the dominican republic.” they were just being curious, i knew, but i burned with shame whenever they singled me out as a “foreigner,” a rare, exotic friend.