Question

select the correct answer
based on this excerpt from \the way to rainy mountain\ by n. scott momaday, what can you infer was not a prominent part of the authors culture?
their wives and daughters served them well. the women might indulge themselves, gossip was at once the mark and compensation of their
servitude. they made loud and elaborate talk among themselves, full of jest and gesture, fright and false alarm. they went abroad in fringed
and flowered shawls, bright beadwork and german silver. they were at home in the kitchen, and they prepared meals that were banquets.
a. elaborately made traditional clothing
b. food in cultural celebrations
c. men and women adhering to traditional gender roles
d. men cooking holiday meals

Explanation:

• Option A: The text mentions "fringed and flowered shawls, bright beadwork and German silver", showing elaborately made traditional clothing was prominent.
• Option B: The text says "they prepared meals that were banquets", indicating food in cultural celebrations was prominent.
• Option C: The text says "Their wives and daughters served them well" and "They were at home in the kitchen", suggesting traditional gender roles (women serving, being in kitchen) were prominent.
• Option D: The text states women were in the kitchen preparing meals, so men cooking holiday meals is not indicated as prominent.

Answer:

D. men cooking holiday meals