Question

which sentence best integrates a direct quotation from the excerpt?
in mankiller’s view, the leaders of the cherokee nation do not look like the leaders from \the us government or the external world.\
mankiller states that in the cherokee nation, \the leadership existed,\ even though the leadership may not have looked like leadership that people see in the external world.
mankiller explains that cherokee leadership looked different from other governments because \you could find the leadership just by seeing who people go to when theres a time of

Explanation:

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

1. The first option (top box) is a statement about Mankiller’s view but does not clearly show how it integrates a quotation into a sentence (it’s more of a standalone statement).
2. The second option (middle box) uses the direct quotation “the leadership existed” and contextualizes it by explaining that Cherokee leadership may not have resembled external-world leadership. This effectively embeds the quote into a sentence that clarifies its meaning.
3. The third option (bottom box) is cut off, so we cannot fully evaluate it, but the middle option’s structure (attributing to Mankiller, including the quote, and expanding on its meaning) is a strong example of integrating a direct quotation.

Answer:

Mankiller states that in the Cherokee Nation, "the leadership existed," even though the leadership may not have looked like leadership that people see in the external world.