Contemporary Indigenous American Voices

Question 15 • Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR

Which of the following pieces of dialogue from Leslie Marmon Silko’s story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" best reveals that Father Paul sees compromise between the two faiths as the best option?

Answer

“Thank God for that. Teofilo is a very old man. You really shouldn’t allow him to stay at the sheep camp alone.”

“For a Christian burial it was necessary.”

“You know I can’t do that, Leon. There should have been the Last Rites and a funeral Mass at the very least.”

“When Leon opened the door Father Paul stood up and said, ‘Wait.’”

Explanation

Father Paul first objects that Teofilo did not receive the Last Rites or a funeral Mass. But when Leon is leaving, Father Paul says “Wait” and joins the burial ritual by sprinkling holy water on the grave. That small Christian act alongside the family’s traditional ceremony shows him choosing a compromise between the two faiths.

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