Which excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban best exemplifies magic realism? her name is minnie french but she’s weirdly old-looking for a young person. maybe it’s 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, i’ll 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.

Hurry 20 mins all the animals were now present except moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. when major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively he cleared his throat and began: "comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that i had last night. but i will come to the dream later. i have something else to say first. i do not think, comrades, that i shall be with you for many months longer, and before i die i feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as i have acquired. i have had a long life, i have had much time for thought as i lay alone in my stall, and i think i may say that i understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. it is about this that i wish to speak to you." which historical figure does old major most likely represent? tsar nicholas ii an imperial guard vladimir lenin joseph stalin