Question

Grandfather taught us the prayers they would say for the com harvest each year. As he talked, he rattled a few dried kernels in one of his wrinkled hands. I tried to picture those hands sowing seeds long ago, when Grandfather and the other Wampanoag people lived in Massachusetts. Corn
was a staple in the Wampanoag community. It was planted together with beans, which used the strong cornstalks to support their growth, and squash, whose leafy vines kept the soil from drying out. A single com seed could produce several hundred new ones. Which of the following descriptions best explains how the historical passage might enhance a reader's understanding of the personal narrative? A The historical passage provides background information to explain why the Wampanoag were once hunter-gatherers. B. The historical passage connects the personal experience of planting and harvesting corn with technical information about farming C. The historical passage creates a vivid, sensory explanation to illustrate the grandfather's more factual story OD. The historical passage reveals that because of modem technology, the Wampanoag no longer need to pray for good harvests
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Answer 1

Answer:

The option which best explains how the historical passage might enhance a reader's understanding of the personal narrative is:

B. The historical passage connects the personal experience of planting and harvesting corn with technical information about farming.

Explanation:

We can easily eliminate option A because the passage does not show evidence of why the Wampanoag were once hunter-gatherers. Quite the opposite, instead of gathering they are farming in the passage.

Letter C claims that the story told by the grandfather is more factual. Looking this passage up online, I found the previous lines. The grandfather is actually telling a sort of fantastic story involving Mother Earth and the prairie rabbit. We can also eliminate this option.

Letter D claims that the passage is about modern technology and how it changed the Wampanoag's relationship with their harvest. However, the passage does not mention technology at all.

The best option then seems to be letter B. While the grandfather is talking about his experience with planting and farming, the narrator is describing it in more technical details: the types of crops that were sowed together and why.