Question

select the correct answer.
in paragraph 1, zitkala - sa states the following: \i was as free as the wind that blew my hair, and no less spirited than a bounding deer.\ which detail best supports and develops this claim?
a. \loosely clad in a slip of brown buckskin, and light - footed with a pair of soft moccasins.\ (paragraph 3)
b. \having gone many paces ahead i stopped, panting for breath, and laughing with glee...\ (paragraph 3)
c. \...(i trotted) beside my mother, with my hand upon the bucket i believed i was carrying...\ (paragraph 4)
d. \mother, who is this bad - faced boy?\ i asked. (paragraph 5)

Explanation:

The claim is about being free and spirited like a bounding deer. Option B describes running ahead, panting with joy and laughing, which shows energetic and spirited behavior, supporting the claim. Option A is about clothing, C is about being beside mother, D is a question, none support the spirited, free - like - a - deer claim as well as B.

Answer:

B. "Having gone many paces ahead I stopped, panting for breath, and laughing with glee..." (paragraph 3)