Question

The right-handed twin accused his brother of

murdering their mother, and their quarrels
continued until it was time to bury their
mother. With the help of their grandmother,
they made her a grave. From her head grew
the three sister plants: corn, beans, and
squash. From her heart grew tobacco, which
people still use to give thanks in ceremony.
She is called "our mother" and the people
dance and sing to her to make the plants
grow.
What can a reader infer about Iroquois culture
from this passage? Check the three best
answers.
Corn, beans, and squash are important to
Iroquois culture.
Iroquois ceremonial practices include singing
and using tobacco.
Corn symbolizes grief in Iroquois culture.
The Iroquois must constantly engage in
conflict to defend their land.
The Iroquois use creation myths to help
explain their cultural practices.

Answer 1

The reader can infer that corn, beans, and squash are important to Iroquois culture, as they are mentioned as plants that grow from the grave of their mother. The passage also suggests that Iroquois ceremonial practices include singing and using tobacco, as people dance and sing to their mother and tobacco is mentioned as a way to give thanks in ceremony. However, there is no mention of corn symbolizing grief in Iroquois culture. The passage does not provide any information about the Iroquois constantly engaging in conflict to defend their land or the use of creation myths to explain their cultural practices.