Question

which excerpt from leslie marmon silkos story the man to send rain clouds contains an example of personification? the priest approached the grave slowly, wondering how they had managed to dig into the frozen ground... his fingers were stiff, and it took him a long time to twist the lid off the holy water. the wind pulled the priests brown franciscan robe and swirled away the corn meal and pollen that had been sprinkled on the blanket. he felt good because it was finished, and he was happy about the sprinkling of the holy water...

Explanation:

Personification attributes human traits to non-human things. The wind (non-human) is described as "pulled" and "swirled away," which are human-like actions.

Answer:

The wind pulled the priest's brown Franciscan robe and swirled away the corn meal and pollen that had been sprinkled on the blanket.