Question

Read the excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko’s story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds."

"What did you say? I didn't hear you."

"I said that I had been thinking about something."

"About what?”

"About the priest sprinkling holy water for Grandpa. So he won't be so thirsty."

What does this dialogue reveal about Louise?
She follows some of the spiritual ideas of the Pueblo people.
She is a devout follower of the Catholic Church.
She often turns to Father Paul for support and guidance.
She wants Teofilo to receive his last rites from Father Paul.

Answer 1

She follows some of the spiritual ideas of the Pueblo people.

Her comment about the priest sprinkling holy water “so he won't be so thirsty” shows she accepts the Pueblo idea that the dead have needs (like thirst) and is willing to blend that belief with the Catholic ritual.