Question

the question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b. part a in paragraph 14, what can the reader most reasonably infer about why the man appears to the girl who has grown to woman - hood? he gives her tools for hunting animals. he shows her why she should not fear other creatures. he causes her to become pregnant with twins. he welcomes her into her next phase of life, adulthood. part b which excerpt from the selection best supports the answer to part a? to keep the earth growing, the woman walked as the sun goes, moving in the direction that the people still move in the dance rituals. (paragraph 13) the woman and her daughter kept walking in a circle around the earth, so that the earth and plants would continue to grow. (paragraph 13) no one knows for sure who this man was. he had something to do with the gods above. perhaps he was the west wind. (paragraph 14) as she lay on the ground, the man reached into his quiver, and he took out two arrows, one sharp and one blunt, and he laid them across the body of the girl, and quietly went away. (paragraph 14)

Explanation:

For Part A, we need to infer from the context in paragraph 14 about the man's appearance to the girl on the verge of woman - hood. The act of laying arrows across her body (from the excerpt in Part B) might symbolize a transition or initiation into adulthood. For Part B, the excerpt that shows the man's direct action related to the girl (laying arrows on her body) supports the idea of a transition to adulthood.

Answer:

Part A: He welcomes her into her next phase of life, adulthood.
Part B: As she lay on the ground, the man reached into his quiver, and he took out two arrows, one sharp and one blunt, and he laid them across the body of the girl, and quietly went away. (paragraph 14)