Select the correct answer.Which statement most closely represents Zitkála-Šá’s point of view about the "paleface" people she encounters on the train? A. She is bothered that they feel they can just stare at her. B. She is curious about the strange ways in which they speak. C. She is disappointed that they do not seem more friendly. D. She is intrigued by how different from her they look.

Why does Zitkala present such a detailed description of her haircut?A.To give an interesting observation about what happens to other peopleB.To convince the reader how happy she isC.To help the reader visualize the beautiful memory she expressesD.To support her argument that Native Americans were mistreatedSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct text in the passage.Which sentence best develops the idea that Zitkála-Šá is disappointed the ride on the train was not the fun adventure she had hoped?(1) There were eight in our party of bronzed children who were going East with the missionaries. Among us were three young braves, two tall girls, and we three little ones, Judéwin, Thowin, and I.(2) We had been very impatient to start on our journey to the Red Apple Country, which, we were told, lay a little beyond the great circular horizon of the Western prairie. Under a sky of rosy apples we dreamt of roaming as freely and happily as we had chased the cloud shadows on the Dakota plains. We had anticipated much pleasure from a ride on the iron horse, but the throngs of staring palefaces disturbed and troubled us.(3) On the train, fair women, with tottering babies on each arm, stopped their haste and scrutinized the children of absent mothers. Large men, with heavy bundles in their hands, halted near by, and riveted their glassy blue eyes upon us.

d this description:In spite of myself, I was carried downstairs and tied fast in a chair.I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids. Then I lost my spirit. Since the day I was taken from my mother I had suffered extreme indignities.Why does Zitkala present such a detailed description of her haircut?A.To convince the reader how happy she isB.To help the reader visualize the beautiful memory she expressesC.To give an interesting observation about what happens to other peopleD.To support her argument that Native Americans were mistreatedSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 6 of 10Gisela didn't say anything when her friend made a joke about the texture of Black people's hair. What is Gisela showing?A.Assertive behavior toward racismB.Institutional racismC.Intolerance toward racismD.Passive acceptance of racism

Question 8 of 10Jala feels that her almond-shaped brown eyes are not as pretty as blue eyes that are rounder in shape. Jala's feelings of inferiority are called _____.A.exclusionary rightsB.passive acceptanceC.internalized racismD.white privilege