Changing Is Not Vanishing

Question

Who says the Indian race is vanishing?

The Indians will not vanish.

The feathers, paint and moccasin will vanish, but the Indians,-never Just as long as there is a drop of human blood in America, the Indians will not vanish.

His spirit is everywhere; the American Indian will not vanish. He has changed externally but he has not vanished.

He is an industrial and commercial man, competing with the world; he has not vanished.

Wherever you see an Indian upholding the standard of his race, there you see the Indian man-he has not vanished.

The Indian is here, there and everywhere.

The Indian race vanishing? No, never! The race will live on and prosper forever.

Part A

What is a theme in the poem?

1. People learn to survive over thousands of years.

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2. People adapt to different ways of life and survive.

3. People survive and succeed in spite of hardships.

4. People survive by remembering their own culture.

Part B

Select two lines from the poem that best support the correct answer from Part A.

1. "Who says the Indian race is vanishing?" (Line 1)

2. "The feathers, paint and moccasin will vanish, but the Indians, never!" (Line 3)

3. "His spirit is everywhere; the American Indian will not vanish." (Line 5)

4. "He is an industrial and commercial man, competing with the world; he has not vanished." (Line 7)

Answer 1

Part A

The theme in the poem that is most relevant is:

2. People adapt to different ways of life and survive.

Part B

The two lines from the poem that best support the correct answer from Part A are:

2. "The feathers, paint and moccasin will vanish, but the Indians, never!" (Line 3)

4. "He is an industrial and commercial man, competing with the world; he has not vanished." (Line 7)

These lines illustrate how, while some traditional aspects of Indian culture may change or disappear, the people themselves persist and continue to adapt to the modern world.