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first read: an indian fathers plea
assigned by: maggie harbour
due: oct 2, 2025 11:59 pm
reading quiz
question 5
instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
what is most likely the main message the author is trying to communicate in paragraphs 2 and 3?
at the age of 5, he has already been through quite an education compared with his peers in western society. as his first
introduction into this world, he was bonded to his mother and to the mother earth in a traditional native childbirth ceremony. and
he has been continuously cared for by his mother, father, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and extended tribal family
since this ceremony.
from his mothers warm and loving arms, wind-wolf was placed in a secure and specially designed indian baby basket. his
father and the medicine elders conducted another ceremony with him that served to bond him with the essence of his genetic
father, the great spirit, the grandfather sun, and the grandmother moon. this was all done in order to introduce him properly
into the new and natural world, not the world of artificiality, and to protect his sensitive and delicate soul. it is our peoples way of
showing the newborn respect, ensuring that he starts his life on the path of spirituality.
a. wind-wolf needs to be in his mothers arms constantly.
b. wind-wolf had more educational experiences than his peers at the age of five.
c. the traditions, ceremonies, and care wind-wolf received by the age of five, served to introduce him to the spiritual world and demonstrate
respect for the young child.
d. his extended family showed great care to the young wind-wolf.
ccss: rl9-10.2

Explanation:

• Option A: The text does not state that Wind - Wolf needs to be in his mother's arms constantly. It mentions he was in her arms initially but then placed in a basket and had other ceremonies.
• Option B: While it says he had an education compared to Western peers, the focus of paragraphs 2 and 3 is more on the cultural and spiritual aspects (ceremonies, bonding with nature and spirits) rather than just educational experiences in a general sense.
• Option C: The paragraphs describe the traditional childbirth ceremony, the ceremony with his father and medicine elders (bonding with genetic father, Great Spirit, Sun, Moon), and the care from the extended family. These are all part of the traditions and ceremonies that introduce him to the spiritual world (as in "path of spirituality") and show respect (as in "people's way of showing the newborn respect").
• Option D: The extended family's care is part of the description, but it is part of a larger picture that includes ceremonies and spiritual introduction, not just about the extended family's care.

Answer:

C. The traditions, ceremonies, and care Wind - Wolf received by the age of five, served to introduce him to the spiritual world and demonstrate respect for the young child.