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
which statement best explains how the author develops the central idea throughout the passage?
○ the author explains that, even after trujillo was killed, her parents continued to fear the dictatorship.
○ the author explains that the assassination freed her parents from fear, allowing them to leave the country.
○ 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:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt says the execution (of Trujillo) was external, but the habits of fear remained. The first option says parents continued to fear the dictatorship after Trujillo's death, which aligns with the idea that the fear (from repression, censorship, terror) didn't disappear with his death.
• Option 2: The text implies the assassination didn't free them from fear (since habits remained), so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The excerpt says they escaped 9 months before the assassination, so this is wrong.
• Option 4: The text shows fear continued due to learned habits, not new reasons related to Trujillo, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

The author explains that, even after Trujillo was killed, her parents continued to fear the dictatorship.