Question

"We found him under a cottonwood tree in the big arroyo near sheep camp. I guess he sat down to rest in the shade and never got up again." Leon walked toward the old man's bed. The red plaid shawl had been shaken and spread carefully over the bed, and a new brown flannel shirt and pair of stiff new Levi's were arranged neatly beside the pillow. Louise held the screen door open while Leon and Ken carried in the red blanket. He looked small and shriveled, and after they dressed him in the new shirt and pants he seemed more shrunken.
What detail from this excerpt best symbolizes traditional Pueblo culture?
the cottonwood tree
the new brown shirt
the old man’s bed
the red blanket

Answer 1

the red blanket

Reason: the blanket (especially woven, brightly colored ones) represents traditional Pueblo culture and continuity, whereas the new brown shirt/Levi’s are modern clothing and the cottonwood tree/bed are more general details.