Question

which excerpt from cristina garcias dreaming in cuban best exemplifies magic realism?

• her name is minnie french but shes weirdly old - looking for a young person. maybe its her name or the three shopping bags of food she has under her seat.
• i stared at them, tried to make them go away. i remember thinking, okay, ill start with their hair, make it fall out strand by strand. they always left wearing kerchiefs to cover their bald patches.
• there were beef cattle and dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, and lambs. dad fed them molasses to fatten them, and gave the chickens corn and sorghum until they laid vermilion eggs, rich with vitamins.
• our house is on a cement plot near the east river. at night, especially in the summer when the sound carries, i hear the low whistles of the ships as they leave new york harbor.

Explanation:

Magic realism blends ordinary, real-world settings with fantastical, supernatural elements that are treated as normal within the narrative.

• The first option only describes an odd-looking person, no magic.
• The second option shows a character seemingly causing others' hair to fall out with their thoughts, a supernatural act woven into a mundane interaction, which fits magic realism.
• The third option describes farm animals with unusual eggs, but this is a minor oddity, not a supernatural/magical element.
• The fourth option is a realistic, mundane scene of a house and ship whistles.

Answer:

I stared at them, tried to make them go away. I remember thinking, Okay, I'll start with their hair, make it fall out strand by strand. They always left wearing kerchiefs to cover their bald patches.