Question

cultural system, the social system, and the political system, everything wed ever known had been left behind. many people were dead, families were bitterly divided over the issue of removal itself, and yet almost immediately after removal, our people began to try to come together and build a community and rebuild a tribe.
which sentence best integrates a direct quotation from the excerpt?
mankiller is optimistic about the future of the cherokee nation because it was able to \build\ a new \tribe\ after removal.
mankiller is proud that the cherokee people were able to survive despite being forced to leave behind their \cultural, social, and political\ systems.
mankiller admires the ability of the cherokee people to reunite despite being \bitterly divided\ from everything they had ever known.
mankiller has faith that the cherokee nation will survive because of its ability to \come together and build a community\ after the adversity of removal.

Explanation:

To determine the best integration of a direct quotation, we analyze each option:

• First option: The excerpt says "build a community and rebuild a tribe", but this option uses "build a new 'tribe'" which misrepresents the original (it's "rebuild" a tribe). Also, the focus on "future optimism" isn't directly supported by the quote's context.
• Second option: The excerpt says "cultural system, the social system, and the political system" (three separate systems), but this option combines them as "cultural, social, and political" systems (a single phrase), which is an incorrect integration of the quote.
• Third option: The excerpt states "families were bitterly divided over the issue of removal itself" and "everything we'd ever known had been left behind", but this option implies they were "bitterly divided" from "everything they had ever known", which misinterprets the original (the division was over removal, not from their known systems).
• Fourth option: The excerpt says "almost immediately after removal, our people began to try to come together and build a community", and this option correctly integrates "come together and build a community" while relating it to the adversity of removal. The faith in survival aligns with the tribe's efforts to rebuild after removal.

Answer:

Mankiller has faith that the Cherokee Nation will survive because of its ability to "come together and build a community" after the adversity of removal.