Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban.
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.
which best describes an element of magic realism used by garcia in this excerpt?
a) she shows the close relationship that pilar had with her father.
b) she connects the events to the colonial history of latin america.
c) she is a modern writer developing a story about spanish history.
d) she characterizes columbus’s discovery as an extraordinary event.

Answer :

B. Magic realism is a genre of literature in which a realistic narrative is mixed with elements of dream, magic and fantasy. "She connects the events to the colonial history of Latin America." best describes the element of magic realism used by Cristina Garcia in this excerpt from "Dreaming Cuban". The reader gains a perspective on what it was like to live in Cuba at the time of Cuban revolution through this novel.

the guest is my guess

the development of trade during the middle age increased to the change given in the agriculture, which gave money, industry and markets a bigger importance in economy. the agriculture production was more than the consumption, which meant the creation of wider markets out of the areas. besides, with the end of multiple wars, the population increased and new trade routes were created.