American Roots: From Native Traditions to the American Revolution — Test
Question 19 • Language Arts 11
Read the excerpt from "Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation.” The other thing that I saw which is, I think, one of the single most important things that we continue to have as native people, and that’s a sense of interdependence. I’ve been very fortunate to be able to travel extensively in this country and abroad, and I can tell you that even though our people are very fragmented today, we still, in the more traditional communities still have a sense of interdependence. I can still motivate people in communities to do something because it helps their neighbor, or helps the person down the road, or helps the community much more than I can motivate people to do something just because it helps themselves. Which sentence provides the best introduction to the quotation?
Answer
A
Cherokee people are motivated by the desire to help others, Mankiller states, which makes them productive members of the community.
B
Mankiller states her favorite part of being part of the Cherokee tribe is that the people treat each other with respect and kindness.
C
Mankiller explains that she’s been so successful in her community-building efforts because people will do something because it helps their neighbor.
D
While many Cherokee communities are fragmented, Mankiller still believes that her people’s strength lies in their sense of interdependence.
Explanation
The quotation contrasts the fragmentation of Cherokee communities with the interdependence that remains a strength, especially in traditional communities. Choice D introduces both of those central ideas: although communities are fragmented, Mankiller sees interdependence as a source of strength. Choice C mentions helping neighbors, but that is an example of interdependence rather than the main point of the quotation.
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