Question

Read this excerpt from "Like Mexicans."

. . . I ignored them and climbed the back fence to see my best friend, Scott, a second-generation Okie.

What is the meaning of the underlined term in this context?
someone who is from the West and whose parents are from the West
someone who is racist and whose parents who are racist
someone who is not Mexican and whose parents are not Mexican
someone who is fluent in English and whose parents are fluent in English

Answer 1

Answer: someone who is from the West and whose parents are from the West.

Based on context, the phrase that you want to explain is "second-generation Okie." An Okie is a native of the state of Oklahoma. The term has occasionally been used in a derogatory way, in particular during the 1920s and 1930s. It was used to describe poor farmers from the West that had to move due to the problems of the "Dust Bowl." The fact that this person, moreover, is a "second-generation Okie" means that the person's parents were also originally from the West.

Answer 2

"Like Mexicans" is a short story which was written by Gary Soto. In the above excerpt, the meaning of the underlined term in this context would be option A: someone who is from the West and whose parents are from the West.

"Like Mexicans" by Gary Soto

The above answer is explained in further detail as given below:

• The underlined word in the sentence is Okie, which means a person who is a native of Oklahoma.

• If we look at the context of the word, it means someone whose family came from the West.

• The rest of the options are incorrect as the term do not refer to racist people or Mexicans or the people who speak English.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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