Question

which excerpt from \my heart is bursting\ most contributes to the cultural view that freedom is essential to happiness?

• i moved away from those disposed for war, and i also came along to see you.
• we have been waiting here a long time to see you and are getting tired.
• i love to roam over the prairies. there i feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die.
• these soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when i see that, my heart feels like bursting; i feel sorry. i have spoken.

Explanation:

Analyze the question prompt

The question asks which excerpt from Satanta's speech "My Heart Is Bursting" most directly connects the concept of freedom to happiness.

Evaluate the options for explicit links to freedom and happiness

• Option 1: "I moved away from those disposed for war, and I also came along to see you." (Focuses on peace and visitation, not freedom or happiness.)
• Option 2: "We have been waiting here a long time to see you and are getting tired." (Expresses weariness from waiting.)
• Option 3: "I love to roam over the prairies. There I feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die." (Explicitly links roaming freely on the prairies to feeling "free and happy," and contrasts it with the decline/death associated with confinement.)
• Option 4: "These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry. I have spoken." (Expresses grief over destruction of resources.)

Select the best evidence

Option 3 is the only excerpt that explicitly mentions both "free" and "happy" in relation to their nomadic way of life.

Answer:

• (A) I moved away from those disposed for war, and I also came along to see you.
• (B) We have been waiting here a long time to see you and are getting tired.
• (C) I love to roam over the prairies. There I feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die. (Correct answer)
• (D) These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry. I have spoken.