Hi There! I answer all of your questions here.
Question 1. The answer you are looking for is option D. It is important to preserve the oral tradition of the Kiowa people.
The statement that best describes the central idea of “The Way to Rainy Mountain” is “It is important to preserve the oral tradition of the Kiowa people”.
Question 2. The answer you are looking for is option A. “The sun follows a longer course in the day, and the sky is immense beyond all comparison.”
That statement supports the central idea that the Kiowa oral tradition keeps the culture alive in “The Way to Rainy Mountain”.
Question 3. The answer you are looking for is option A. The Tai-me was a symbol of Kiowa power and their spiritual existence.
Question 4. The answer you are looking for is option C. It gives readers a concrete picture of the quality of the silence.
After reading the excerpt from “The Way to Rainy Mountain”, I would say that the effect of the imagery is giving the reader a concrete picture of the quality of the silence.
Question 5. The answer you are looking for is option A. To make a connection between his identity and the history and culture of the Kiowa people.
Question 6. The statement is FALSE. N. Scott Momaday does not speak the Kiowa language.
Question 7. The statement is TRUE. Momaday uses the introduction to give historical background on the Kiowa route to Rainy Mountain.
In Question 8.
Grandparents. 3. When the twins killed the great snake, they killed _______.
Their grandfather. 5. The teachers of the future of the tribe.
Aho. 1. She was captured in Mexico and brought into the Kiowa tribe.
Tai-me. 2. A small doll, about two feet tall, that is the central figure of the Kiowa Sun Dance.
The Seven Sisters. 4. The stars that make up the Big Dipper.
Question 9. The answer is option D. subject and verb. To be considered a clause, it has to contain a subject and verb.
Question 10. The answer is option C) noun.
An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun, but it can also modify a pronoun.
