Question

Which detail from The Way to Rainy Mountain supports the central idea that the Kiowa keep their culture alive by passing down their traditional stories? “That is when the Kiowas turned around and came away; they had had quite enough of that place." “The living memory and the verbal tradition which transcends it were brought together for me…” “My grandmother had a reverence for the sun, a holy regard that now is all but gone out of mankind.” “When she was born, the Kiowas were living the last great moment of their history.”

Answer 1

The answer is:

“The living memory and the verbal tradition which transcends it were brought together for me…”

In "The Way to Rainy Mountain," the narrator upholds the claim that the Kiowa's culture has survived by passing down their traditional stories and culture. In the line chosen, the narrator describes how she has been recipient of spoken traditional Kiowa beliefs, folkore and customs by previous generations.

The rest of the lines do not make reference to passing down verbal tradition.

Answer 2

“The living memory and the verbal tradition which transcends it were brought together for me…” is the answer