Question

according to \back to my own country,\ why was levy ashamed of her family when she was young?
○ because she had absorbed the lesson that it was better to be white than black
○ because her mother worked as a seamstress instead of teaching school
○ because her parents did their best to adapt to english culture and customs
○ because her family refused to associate with other caribbean immigrants

Explanation:

In "Back to My Own Country," Levy's shame about her family when young relates to internalizing racial hierarchies, specifically absorbing the idea that being white was better than black, which made her view her non - white family negatively. The other options don't align: her mother's job as a seamstress isn't the source of shame, her parents adapting to English culture isn't what shamed her, and her family not associating with other Caribbean immigrants isn't the reason.

Answer:

A. because she had absorbed the lesson that it was better to be white than black