PART A: How does the conflict between the narrator and her father develop the plot of the story?
A. The narrator and her father disagree on the
content of her speech, revealing how their
differing experiences have contributed to
their views on free expression.
B. The narrator goes against her father's
advice and reads her speech, showing how
she has decided to reject the control
common in the Dominican Republic.
C. The narrator reveals to her father in her
speech that she would rather remain in
America, establishing that she considers
herself more American that Dominican.
D. The narrator expresses a lack of respect for
authority in her speech, revealing to her
father that she also doesn't respect him.

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