Question

Read these excerpts from The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday

"Why are you following me? What do you want?" The man
was afraid. The thing standing before him had the feet of a
deer, and its body was covered with feathers. The man
answered that the Kiowas were hungry. "Take me with you,"
the voice said, and I will give you whatever you want."
From that day Tai-me has belonged to the Kiowas.
Once I went with my father and grandmother to see the
Tai-me bundle. It was suspended by means of a strip of
tícking from the fork of a small ceremonial tree. I made an
offering of red cloth, and my grandmother prayed aloud.
Which statement best compares the tones of the two passages?
O A. The first passage tells the story of the Kiowa people to achieve an
instructional tone, but the second passage uses personal
experience to achieve a reflective tone.
B. The first passage tells the story of the Kiowa people to achieve an
instructive tone, but the second passage teaches a lesson to
achieve an enlightening tone.
O C. The first passage teaches a lesson to achieve an enlightening
tone, but the second passage uses historical information to
achieve an objective tone.
O D. The first passage uses sensory-based language to achieve a
reflective tone, but the second passage uses factual descriptions
to achieve an informative tone.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The first passage tells the story of the Kiowa people to achieve instructional tone, but the second passage uses personal experience to achieve a reflective tone.

Answer 2

A). The first passage tells the story of the Kiowa people to achieve instructional tone, but the second passage uses personal experience to achieve a reflective tone.

Step-by-step explanation:

The tone is characterized as the approach or attitude that an author follows towards a particular subject matter which is mirrored by his/her word choice.

As per the question, the first statement most appropriately establishes a comparison between the tones in both the excerpts as it correctly states that the former passage is relating a story about Kiowa people to attain an instructional tone that allows the readers in perceiving the mood of the story and understand it effectively. While the latter passage denotes personal experiences to develop a reflective tone to indirectly imply the meaning and assists the readers in understanding his point of view. Thus, option A is the correct answer.