Cherise is given this writing prompt in class: Write a personal narrative essay that describes a significant experience at school that has shaped your identity. Cherise decides that she is going to write a narrative essay that describes how her experience trying out for the cheerleading squad has helped her overcome her shyness and be comfortable in front of an audience. Which statement best describes Cherise’s response to the prompt? Cherise’s topic is acceptable, but it is not in the correct format. Cherise’s topic is not acceptable, because trying out for cheerleading is not a significant school experience. Cherise’s topic is not acceptable, because it is not from her own experience. Cherise’s topic and format are both acceptable, because they carefully follow the prompt

Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban.i don’t really want to talk about my father but i end up telling minnie how he used to take me horseback riding on our ranch, strapping me in his saddle with a leather seat belt he designed just for me. dad’s family owned casinos in cuba, and had one of the largest ranches on the island. 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. he took me on an overnight inspection once. we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. my father knew i understood more than i could say. he told me stories about cuba after columbus came. he said that the spaniards wiped out more indians with smallpox than with muskets.how does the structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage? it includes historical information about the spaniards and indians to indicate the work is nonfiction.it describes the setting of the ranch owned by pilar’s cuban grandparents to explain family values.it uses several narrators to share their points of view about past and present life in cuba.it manipulates the chronological order of events to reveal the close relationship between pilar and her father.