Question

A)
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
At the beginning of the era of the Surem, nobody knew the name of the sun and they wanted a
name for it. For this reason they held a council on the bank of the Surem River. Everyone gave his
opinion but no name was found for the sun. Every day they studied the matter. They did not know
if it were man or woman and so they couldn't decide whether it would be best to give it a male or
female name. The Surem could not agree. They finally invited all the animals of the world to come
to a council.
What does the use of animals show about the Yaquis?
(1 point)
It illustrates that Yaqui people perceived the actions of animals to be more intelligent than those of humans.
It shows how the Yaqui people explained the behaviors of animals they encountered during the settlement
of new villages.
It demonstrates how the Yaqui people could use any animals in the world to tell a story.
It emphasizes the importance Yaqui people placed on the actions of animals in the natural world.

A)
Use the story to answer the question.
The Forgotten Ear of Corn
An Arikara woman was once gathering corn from the field to store away for winter use. She
passed from stalk to stalk, tearing off the ears and dropping them into her folded robe. When all
was gathered she started to go, when she heard a faint voice, like a child's, weeping and calling:
"Oh, do not leave me! Do not go away without me."
The woman was astonished. "What child can that be?" she asked herself. "What babe can be lost
in the cornfield?"
She set down her robe in which she had tied up her corn, and went back to search; but she found
nothing.
As she started away she heard the voice again:
"Oh, do not leave me. Do not go away without me."
She searched for a long time. At last in one corner of the field, hidden under the leaves of the
stalks, she found one little ear of corn. This it was that had been crying, and this is why all Indian
women have since garnered their corn crop very carefully, so that the succulent food product
should not even to the last small nubbin be neglected or wasted, and thus displease the Great
Mystery.
Why was it important that the woman in the story find the corn?
(1 point)
so that she would not be lonely
so that it would not be wasted
so that it would not have to find another home
so that she would not have to look for more

A) Which word was borrowed from the Dutch language? (1 point)
opossum
sushi
lieutenant
dollar

Answer 1

1) It emphasizes the importance Yaqui people placed on the actions of animals in the natural world. (Option 4)

2) so that it would not be wasted. (Option 2)

3) dollar — borrowed from Dutch (from daler/daalder).