2. staples begins his essay by discussing the effect of his presence on another person. however, others'
reactions to his presence affect him in return, and he spends much of the essay explaining the emotional and
practical effects he experiences as a consequence of his interactions. how is the complication and paradox of
these situations expressed by the last sentence about staples' whistling classical music being the "equivalent
of the cowbell that hikers wear when they know they are in bear country" (paragraph 12)?

Alvarez instruction active understanding characters what can you conclude about the daughters, based on the passage? check all that apply. her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping mall or a movie - in broad daylight, mami! laura would wave them out of her room. "the problem with you " the problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become americans and their father and their mother, too, at first - would have none of it. -“daughter of invention," julia alvarez they struggle to fit in. they feel supported by their mother. they value their mother's advice. they embrace american culture. they want to leave new york