Question

read the excerpt from \a genetics of justice\ by julia alvarez. on may 30, 1961, nine months after our escape from our homeland, the group of plotters with whom my father had been associated assassinated the dictator. actually, dominicans do not refer to the death as an assassination but as an ajusticiamiento, a bringing to justice. finally, after thirty - one years, trujillo was brought to justice, found guilty, and executed. but the execution was an external event, not necessarily an internal exorcism. all their lives my parents, along with a nation of dominicans, had learned the habits of repression, censorship, terror. those habits would not disappear with a few bullets and a national liberation proclamation. they would not disappear on a plane ride north that put hundreds of miles distance between the island and our apartment in new york. which statement best explains how the author develop the central idea throughout the passage? the author explains that, even after trujillo was kille her parents continued to fear the dictatorship. the author explains that, after trujillo was killed, her family was able to escape to the united states. the author explains that, even though trujillo was executed, her parents found new reasons to fear him.

Explanation:

The excerpt states that Trujillo's execution (ajusticiamiento) was an external event, but the fear and habits of repression learned under his dictatorship did not disappear for her parents, even after escaping to the US. This matches the idea that even after his death, her parents still had reasons to fear the lasting effects of his regime. The other options are incorrect: the family escaped before Trujillo was killed, and the core point is the lingering fear, not just post-death fear of the dictatorship itself but the ingrained habits from it.

Answer:

The author explains that, even though Trujillo was executed, her parents found new reasons to fear him.