Read the passage from “the latin deli: an ars poetica.”

all wanting the comfort
of spoken spanish, to gaze upon the family portrait
of her plain wide face, her ample bosom
resting on her plump arms, her look of maternal interest
as they speak to her and each other
of their dreams and their disillusions—

the word choice in this passage describes

a) the commonality of shared feelings and experiences.
b) the confusion over mixed cultures.
c) the loneliness of people with no cultural identity.
d) the hurt of discrimination.

I know this is late but for the future peoples running into this question I just took the test and the answer was A. the commonality of shared feelings and experiences.

A) the commonality of shared feelings and experiences.

Explanation: In the given passage from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica” we can see that the word choice that the speaker uses describes the commonality of shared feelings and experiences (of the children when they were with her mother) this word choice includes expressions like "plain wide face," "ample bosom," "her look of maternal interest," etc. So the correct answer is the corresponding to option A.

constantly changes their schedule.

always on phone a lot more than normal.

i believe your answer would be d. matt saw the lost cat, and he looked for its owner.