Question

reread \the beginnings of the maasai,\ and then answer the question.
one purpose of \the beginnings of the maasai\ is to explain the weather.
which excerpt best justifies this conclusion?
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.
in these times, the sun grows incredibly hot until the earth dries up and becomes barren.
my father tells me that the eruption was so violent that it broke the earth away from the sky and flung enkai and all of the cattle high up into the heavens

Explanation:

To justify the conclusion that one purpose of "The Beginnings of the Maasai" is to explain the weather, we analyze each option:

• The first option talks about the sky god's behavior, not directly about explaining weather.
• The second option describes Enkai Narok bringing dark clouds and rain to nourish the plains, which directly relates to explaining weather (rain formation and its purpose for the plains).
• The third option describes a hot sun drying the earth, but it doesn't connect to the purpose of explaining weather in the context of the story's purpose.
• The fourth option is about an eruption separating earth and sky, not about explaining weather.

So the excerpt about Enkai Narok bringing rain to nourish the plains best justifies the conclusion.

Answer:

B. 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.