Question

select the correct answer. which of the following best summarizes \the land of red apples\? a. zitkála-šá traveled with several other children to a missionary school in the east. she was treated much differently at school than at her home, which caused her anxiety and pain. her first night at the school, she cried herself to sleep, grieving the absence of her mother and aunt. b. zitkála-šá first felt impatient to start her journey, but then felt disturbed and troubled by the palefaces staring at her. she resented being watched and the rude curiosity. at the school, she was greeted with too much light and noise and was tossed in the air playfully, but she hated it. she cried herself to sleep. c. zitkála-šá, like many american indians, was not treated well by the paleface and was involuntarily taken to boarding school. once at the school, zitkála-šá and the other children were forced to comfort each other in the absence of their families. the children relied on each other to bear the treatment at the school. d. zitkála-šá and other children travelled to a missionary school hoping to enjoy learning and a newfound freedom. while travelling by train they encountered unfamiliar faces and rude behavior. however, the missionaries offered them comfort.

Explanation:

The correct summary must cover the key elements of Zitkála-Šá's experience in The Land of Red Apples: her journey to the missionary school, the distress from being separated from her family, the dehumanizing treatment at the school, and the comfort she found with other Indigenous children. Option A omits the forced/involuntary nature of her placement and the collective experience of other children. Option B only covers partial, fragmented details of her journey and first moments at school, not the full scope. Option D incorrectly frames the trip as voluntary and the missionaries as comforting, which contradicts the text's themes of coercion and mistreatment. Option C includes all core elements: involuntary removal, poor treatment by white staff, separation from family, and mutual support among Indigenous children.

Answer:

C. Zitkála-Šá, like many American Indians, was not treated well by the paleface and was involuntarily taken to boarding school. Once at the school, Zitkála-Šá and the other children were forced to comfort each other in the absence of their families. The children relied on each other to bear the treatment at the school.