Question

read this excerpt from \the world on turtles back.\ the birds of the sea joined together to save the woman and they broke her fall. the great sea turtle floated in the ocean and received the woman on his back without harm. the frightened woman looked around and all she could see was water and sky. she felt helpless, but the animals were determined to save her. she told them that if they could find some soil, she could plant the roots from the great tree that were still tangled in her hands. based on the animals’ behavior toward the woman, it is reasonable to conclude that the animals were frightened by a creature they had never seen felt compassion for the woman because she was scared were hoping to live on land that the woman would create wanted the roots from the sacred great tree

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt shows animals helping the woman, not being frightened by her. So this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The animals "joined together to save the woman" and were "determined to save her" when she was scared (felt helpless). This shows compassion for her fear.
• Option 3: The woman says she can plant roots if they find soil, but there's no indication the animals want to live on the land she creates. The focus is on saving her.
• Option 4: The woman has the roots, and she needs soil to plant them, but the animals' actions (saving her, finding soil) are to help her, not to get the roots.

Answer:

B. felt compassion for the woman because she was scared