Question

read the excerpt from leslie marmon silkos story \the man to send rain clouds.\

the sky in the west was full of pale yellow light. louise stood outside with her hands in the pockets of leons green army jacket that was too big for her. the funeral was over, and the old men had taken their candles and medicine bags and were gone. she waited until the body was laid into the pickup before she said anything to leon. she touched his arm, and he noticed that her hands were still dusty from the corn meal that she had sprinkled around the old man. when she spoke, leon could not hear her.

which detail in this excerpt indicates that leon and his family still carry out traditional pueblo practices?

the funeral service and the candles
the sky in the west and the pale yellow light
the body in the pickup and the army jacket
the medicine bags and the sprinkled cornmeal

Explanation:

Analyze the question and target details

Using the Pueblo Literature Analysis and Textual Evidence Selection knowledge points

The question asks which detail in the excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" indicates that Leon and his family still carry out traditional Pueblo practices.

Evaluate the textual evidence

Using the Textual Evidence Selection knowledge point

Let's analyze the options based on the text:

• "the funeral service and the candles": These represent Christian/Catholic elements introduced by the priest, not traditional Pueblo practices.
• "the sky in the west and the pale yellow light": This is a natural setting description, not a cultural practice.
• "the body in the pickup and the army jacket": These represent modern, Western elements.
• "the medicine bags and the sprinkled cornmeal": In Pueblo culture, cornmeal is sprinkled as a blessing for the deceased's journey, and medicine bags are traditional ceremonial items.

Answer:

• the funeral service and the candles
• the sky in the west and the pale yellow light
• the body in the pickup and the army jacket
• the medicine bags and the sprinkled cornmeal (Correct answer)