Question

the subject of both passages is
the circumstances under which trujillo died
how trujillo’s death affected individuals.
how trujillo improved the dominican republic.
what the news reporters did the day trujillo died.

from the text and details

“remember the titans: the dream of the democratic republic’s peaceful mountain” by mark abramovich

as for trujillo, he stayed in power until 1961, when he was assassinated. last year, the bbc spoke with one of his army officers who killed the dictator. “the only way to get rid of him was to kill him,” capt. antonio imbert told the bbc.

“a chronicle of justice” by julie alvarez

on may 30, 1961, two 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 an act of justice, a bringing to justice. finally, after thirty - one years, trujillo was brought to justice, found guilty, and executed.

Explanation:

The first passage references Trujillo's 1961 assassination and quotes an officer involved in killing him. The second passage details the timing of Trujillo's assassination (May 30, 1961) and frames it as an act of justice. Both focus on the events surrounding his death, not individual impacts of his death or his improvements to the Dominican Republic.

Answer:

the circumstances under which Trujillo died