Not even the bison "chips," or dung, went to waste. While the men hunted the great beasts, women and children collected the droppings. Once the dung had thoroughly dried in the sun, it served as fuel for cooking fires.Which of these most closely matches the tone of the passage?A.Grandmother would tell us stories of tribal celebrations, the costumes and rituals that we would likely never experience.B.Understanding of property rights among American Indians differed greatly from that of European settlers.C.By virtue of this decree, people of the Wampanoag tribe are hereby ordered to move to a federally designated reservation.D.The great sky buffalo saw that humans were cold and living in darkness without fire.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passages:As I washed the unfinished food down the drain and collected the paper plates to throw out, I considered my ancestors. What would they think of this excess and waste? They would have spent days on a hunt to take down a single bison and then painstakingly find a use for every single part. Was our heritage picnic becoming a dishonor to their legacy?Not even the bison "chips," or dung, went to waste. While the men hunted the great beasts, women and children collected the droppings. Once the dung had thoroughly dried in the sun, it served as fuel for cooking fires.Which of these best describes how the historical description enhances a reader's understanding of the personal narrative?A.It provides background information to help readers understand why people no longer need to hunt bison.B.It compares personal impressions to historical facts to illustrate how inaccuracies can occur.C.It reinforces the idea that people were resourceful with bison by giving an example of how they used the dung.D.It supports the personal experience of celebrating one's heritage by explaining how the culture has changed.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:Understanding of property rights among American Indians differed greatly from that of European settlers. While some land deals did involve the exchange of money or goods (rather than just taking land by force), misunderstandings about ownership often led to conflict.Which of these most closely matches the tone of the passage?A.Corn was planted together with beans, which used the cornstalks to support their growth, and squash, whose vines kept the soil from drying out.B.By virtue of this decree, people of the Wampanoag tribe are hereby ordered to move to a federally designated reservation.C.Grandmother would tell us stories of tribal celebrations, the costumes and rituals that we would likely never experience.D.All Mother Earth is a gift from the Great Turtle that holds our people on his back.

Learning goal 2: Some Native American tribes used bison dung as a resource.Identify the property of the dung that made it useful.It burnedIt was nutritiousIt could be formed into tools

Read the following passages:My eyes scanned the plains where I had hunted bison, the creek where I had gotten water. They could no more take this land from me than I could give it freely. It was never mine to give, and I had never thought that I owned it. I used it in accordance with what the gods had given me. And now I was being forced to leave.Understanding of property rights among American Indians differed greatly from that of European settlers. While some land deals did involve the exchange of money or goods (rather than just taking land by force), misunderstandings about ownership often led to conflict.Which of these best describes how the historical description enhances a reader's understanding of the personal narrative?A.It provides background information to help readers understand the narrator's confusion.B.It connects the experience of moving somewhere to a modern understanding of land use and distribution.C.It supports the personal experience of living off the land with historical information about how it was done.D.It creates a vivid mental picture so readers can understand the area and the resources in question.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday:The young Plains culture of the Kiowas withered and died like grass that is burned in the prairie wind. There came a day like destiny; in every direction, as far as the eye could see, carrion [animal carcasses] lay out in the land. The buffalo was the animal representation of the sun, the essential and sacrificial victim of the Sun Dance. When the wild herds were destroyed, so too was the will of the Kiowa people.Which phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall tone?A.day like destinyB.far as the eye could seeC.lay out in the landD.withered and died like grassSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS