Question 2 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the passage from "The Beginnings of the Maasai.” Our relationship with Enkai is essential to the tribe. Enkai is neither male nor female. The sky god is powerful, but can change from nurturing to vengeful depending on our behavior. Sometimes Enkai is Enkai Narok, the Black God, happy with us and blanketing the sky with dark clouds that pour out rain to nourish the plains. When angry, though, Enkai becomes Enkai Nonyokie—the Red God. In these times, the sun grows incredibly hot until the earth dries up and becomes barren. Because of this, we work to keep Enkai happy. Which information from this passage about Enkai is most important to include in a summary of the overall story?
Answer
A
The tribe’s relationship with Enkai is crucial to them.
B
The tribe’s behavior affects Enkai’s mood.
C
Enkai can be the Black God or the Red God.
D
Enkai has moods that are reflected in the weather.
Explanation
A summary should include the passage’s main point: the Maasai consider their relationship with Enkai essential. The details about Enkai’s different moods, names, and effects on the weather explain why that relationship matters, but they are supporting details rather than the overall central idea. Therefore, “The tribe’s relationship with Enkai is crucial to them” is most important to include.
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