What is the purpose of "Samuel's Memory"?A.To punish the U.S. government for relocating American IndiansB.To honor the memory of those who died on the Trail of TearsC.To tell the story of settlers who helped the American IndiansD.To show that American Indians are honorable and brave

In "Samuel's Memory," how do Samuel's feelings change after the death of his mother?A.He becomes sad that his mother won't be able to see the land.B.He becomes excited about what the new land will have to offer.C.He becomes worried for his father.D.He becomes angry and blames his loss on the white settlers.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What happens to Samuel's father in "Samuel's Memory"?A.He becomes sick and dies.B.He is shot trying to escape.C.He runs away into the mountains.D.He leads his tribe to a new land.

What causes Samuel's feelings to change from confusion and fear to anger and hate at the end of "Samuel's Memory"?A.His mother dies and he feels that he is all alone.B.His father escapes and leaves the family behind.C.White settlers throw rocks at him and his family.D.The soldiers separate him from his mother.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Why do we remember the early settlers?

Some critics believe that the frequent use of repetition in Native American ceremonial texts resulted from their oral nature and helped make the works easy to remember. However, Native American scholar Paula Gunn Allen argues that this factor must be peripheral because people in societies without writing traditionally have more finely developed memories than those who use writing. Native American children learned early to remember complicated instructions and long stories by heart. Reliance on memory became very important in everyday life for a person who couldn’t run to a bookshelf to look up information. Such a highly developed everyday memory will not likely fail on ceremonial occasions. Therefore, it can be concluded that ______ 14 Mark For Review14Which choice most logically completes the text?A) understanding them requires a highly developed memory.B) they are not always oral in nature, nor are they always repetitive.C) they are important in the everyday lives of many Native Americans.D) their use of repetition cannot be explained as an aid to memorization