Question

Which aspect of the excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain best exemplifies how American Indian culture and themes can be passed down and changed over time?
A. 

the American soldiers destroying the ancient Kiowa Sun Dance site

B. 

Momaday seeing his grandmother standing at the wood stove on a winter morning and turning meat on a skillet

C. 

Momaday watching and evaluating his grandmother praying in the traditional Kiowa manner

D. 

the slaughter and loss of the buffalo on the American plains

E. 

Momaday admiring his grandmother sitting at the south window, bent above her beadwork

Answer 1

A the American solider destroying the ancient Kiowa sun dance site

Answer 2

Answer:

c. Momaday watching and evaluating his grandmother praying in the traditional Kiowa manner

Explanation:

Momaday watches her grandmother praying in the traditional Kiowa way because he is curious about that form of prayer. It is important to note that Momaday belongs to a generation younger than his grandmother, perhaps this traditional form of prayer is not a custom that was passed on to Momaday's generation or was transmitted differently, but when watching his grandmother Momaday can learn this tradition and pass on to their descendants.