Question

read the excerpt from \first generation\ of dreaming in cuban, by cristina garcia.
she considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of el líder, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in america. his wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the washington senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. frustrated, el líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the mountains.
which best explains how garcias word choice helps establish her voice in the excerpt?
○ garcia uses short, forceful words to assert a pessimistic opinion on fate.
○ garcia uses formal, academic language and location words to suggest a theory about fate.
○ garcia uses american baseball terminology to suggest fates defeat.
○ garcia uses words with positive connotations to suggest an optimistic outlook on fate.

Explanation:

The excerpt uses American baseball terms like "star pitcher", "curveball", "major league scouts", and "signing him" to describe El Líder's lost athletic opportunity, then contrasts this with him starting a revolution. This framing positions his missed baseball career as a defeat for the fateful path that would have kept him from revolutionary action. The other options are incorrect: the language is not short/forceful pessimism, not formal academic, and words don't have positive connotations for optimism.

Answer:

Garcia uses American baseball terminology to suggest fate's defeat.