Question

I could hardly wait to see what lay beyond that cornfield; but there was only red grass like ours, and nothing else, though from the high wagon-seat one could look off a long way. The road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the deep draws, crossing them where they were wide and shallow. And all along it, wherever it looped or ran, the sunflowers grew; some of them were as big as little trees, with great rough leaves and many branches which bore dozens of blossoms. They made a gold ribbon across the prairie. Occasionally one of the horses would tear off with his teeth a plant full of blossoms, and walk along munching it, the flowers nodding in time to his bites as he ate down toward them.

Which theme is best supported by the descriptive detail in this passage from My Antonia?

A. The prairie is a desolate, ugly place.
B. The prairie is a wild place with few people.
C. The prairie is a crowded, noisy place.
D. The prairie is a frightening and lonely place.

Answer 1

Answer: B. The prairie is a wild place with few people.

Explanation: And all along it, wherever it looped or ran, the sunflowers grew; some of them were as big as little trees, with great rough leaves and many branches which bore dozens of blossoms. They made a gold ribbon

The road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the deep draws, crossing them where they were wide and shallow