In "The School Days of an Indian Girl," the failure of the school's staff to respect and understand Native American culture and
beliefs is most obvious when the teachers __________.a. forcibly cut the young Zitkala-Sa's hairb. serve the students breakfast early in the morningc. bring the students from the Great Plains to Indianad. send the students home to their families over the summer
In "The School Days of an Indian Girl," we learn about the ways in which residential schools operated and how these schools assimilated Indian children into mainstream American culture. We learn that these children faced misunderstanding, abuse and isolation. One of the ways in which this is demonstrated in the story is by showing how the teachers forcibly cut the young Zitkala-Sa's hair.
