Santa Clara Pueblo artist Roxanne Swentzell’s sculpture Mud Woman Rolls On consists of five human figures made of clay and plant fiber and arranged in descending size; each figure holds the smaller one in front of it. The arrangement of the figures, according to ______ represents her idea that “we all come from the Earth, generation after generation.”

Question

Santa Clara Pueblo artist Roxanne Swentzell’s sculpture Mud Woman Rolls On consists of five human figures made of clay and plant fiber and arranged in descending size; each figure holds the smaller one in front of it. The arrangement of the figures, according to ______ represents her idea that “we all come from the Earth, generation after generation.”
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)   Swentzell,
A
Swentzell,
(Choice B)   Swentzell:
B
Swentzell:
(Choice C)   Swentzell
C
Swentzell
(Choice D)   Swentzell—
D
Swentzell—

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct choice to complete the text is (Choice B) Swentzell:

"Santa Clara Pueblo artist Roxanne Swentzell’s sculpture Mud Woman Rolls On consists of five human figures made of clay and plant fiber and arranged in descending size; each figure holds the smaller one in front of it. The arrangement of the figures, according to Swentzell: represents her idea that 'we all come from the Earth, generation after generation.'"

Using a colon after "Swentzell" introduces the explanation that follows.