Contemporary American Indian Voices

Question 1

What inference can you make about Father Paul’s feelings in the beginning of the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: He is discouraged because Leon sees the holy water as only water rather than as a holy symbol.

Question 2

What does the last sentence suggest about Father Paul’s attitude and motivation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: He sees compromise as the only way to perform the Catholic burial.

Question 3

Which elements of traditional Pueblo spirituality are present in “The Man to Send Rain Clouds”? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: sprinkling corn meal; B: honoring ancestral spirits; C: accepting death as rebirth

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