Question

in the following passage, omakayas and her tribe help a group of visitors. select the best evidence to support the statement that the son of miskobines is too proud to show how tired he is in front of omakayas.

food was thrust into the hungry peoples hands—strips of dried fish and bannock bread, maple sugar and boiled meat. the raggedy visitors tried to contain their hunger, but most fell upon the food and ate wolfishly. one by one, family by family, the poor ones were taken to peoples homes. . . .her brother, pinch, was followed by a tall skinny boy hastily wrapped in a blanket. he was the son of the leader, miskobines. . . .the boy looked back in exhaustion, as if wishing for a place to sit and rest. but seeing omakayas, he flushed angrily and mustered strength to stagger on ahead. omakayas turned her attention to a woman who trailed them all. one child clutched her ragged skirt.

from louise erdrich, the game of silence. copyright 2005 by louise erdrich

Explanation:

To support the statement, we look for text showing the boy's pride over tiredness. The sentence "The boy looked back in exhaustion, as if wishing for a place to sit and rest. But seeing Omakayas, he flushed angrily and mustered strength to stagger on ahead." shows he was tired (wanted to rest) but, upon seeing Omakayas, hid it by acting strong (stagger on ahead), indicating pride.

Answer:

The boy looked back in exhaustion, as if wishing for a place to sit and rest. But seeing Omakayas, he flushed angrily and mustered strength to stagger on ahead.