PLEASEEE HEL M Part A Which key idea does Zitkala-Sa develop in School Days of an
PLEASEEE HEL M Part A
Which key idea does Zitkala-Sa develop in "School Days of an Indian Girl"?
Question 1 options:
Once Zitkala-Sa returns home, she realizes she misses the life she led as a student at the school,
Zitkala-Sa is shunned by members of the Dakota community for adopting the language and behaviors of another culture.
The continual disrespect Zitkala-Sa experiences weakens her spirit, so she chooses to conform rather than resist.
Acts of resistance against the rules at the school help Zitkala-Sa maintain her pride in who she is as a person and as a member of the Dakota nation.
Question 2 (3 points)
Part B
Which details from the text best help to develop the key idea in Part A?
Select the two correct answers.
Question 2 options:
"Within a week I was again actively testing the chains which tightly bound my individuality like a mummy for burial."
"At these gatherings they talked English. I could speak English almost as well as my brother, but I was not properly dressed to be taken along."
"'No, I will not submit! I will struggle first!' I answered."
"Though I was sullen in all my little troubles, as soon as I felt better I was ready again to smile upon the cruel woman."
Question 3 (3 points)
Part C
Which of the following is a key idea present in Zitkala-Sa's "School Days of an Indian Girl"?
Question 3 options:
Zitkala-Sa struggles to find balance living in two worlds, neither of which feels entirely comfortable.
At school in the East, Zitkala-Sa learns to appreciate the structure that was lacking in her life at home.
Because she pursues a college education, Zitkala-Sa's relationship with her family is irreparably damaged.
Zitkala-Sa strives to become a skilled orator to gain acceptance and respect in her college community.
Question 4 (3 points)
Part D
Which details from the text best help to develop the key idea in Part C?
Select the two correct answers.
Question 4 options:
"It was next to impossible to leave the iron routine after the civilizing machine had once begun its day's buzzing;"
"I took it from her hand, for her sake; but my enraged spirit felt more like burning the book, which afforded me no help, and was a perfect delusion to my mother."
"[My mother's few words hinted that I had better give up my slow attempt to learn the white man's ways, and be content to roam over the prairies and find my living upon wild roots."
"My mother had never gone inside of a schoolhouse, and so she was not capable of comforting her daughter who could read and write."