Question

(1) the sun had gone down but the snow in the wind gave off its own light. it came in thick tufts like new wool—washed before the weaver spins it. ayah reached out for it like her own babies had, and she smiled when she remembered how she had laughed at them. she was an old woman now, and her life had become memories. she sat down with her back against the wide cottonwood tree, feeling the rough bark on her back bones; she faced east and listened to the wind and snow sing a high - pitched yeibechei song. out of the wind she felt warmer, and she could watch the wide fluffy snow fill in her tracks, steadily, until the direction she had come from was gone... (2) ayah pulled the old army blanket over her head like a shawl. jimmies blanket—the one he had sent to her. that was a long time ago and the green wool was faded, and it was unraveling on the edges. she did not want to think about jimmie. so she thought about the weaving and the way her mother had done it. on the tall wooden loom set into the sand under a tamarack tree for shade. she could see it clearly. she had been only a little girl when her grandma gave her the wooden comb to pull the twigs and burrs from the raw, freshly washed wool. and while she... which of the following can be inferred from the passage? a ayahs mother dyed blankets in bright colors so that they would stand out in the snow. b ayahs mother wove her blankets in such a way to imitate birds feathers. c weaving is passed down from generation to generation. d ayah is estranged from her children.

Explanation:

• Option A: The passage has no info about dyeing blankets for visibility in snow, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: There's no mention of imitating birds' feathers in weaving, so B is wrong.
• Option C: The text shows Ayah's grandma taught her mother, and her mother taught her (e.g., grandma gave her tools, she thought about her mother's weaving), indicating weaving is passed down generations. This matches.
• Option D: The passage focuses on weaving and snow, not Ayah's relationship with children (mention of Jimmie is about a blanket, not estrangement), so D is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Weaving is passed down from generation to generation.