Question

retold by sharon howard
1 silently his bare feet moved swiftly over hot, and soil to the edge of a waterhole where the kudu was drinking. the great animal suddenly looked up, spiral horns curving sharply into the endless african sky. nsue did not have the heart to hunt it. this would not be the day he would change his childish boyhood name.
2 nsue left the salt pan and climbed the barren hillside to the cool twilight of the rock caves. tonight would be the festival of the new moon, and nsue had nothing to contribute to the feast.
3 nsue lay on his back and studied the ancient paintings that lined the rock walls. they reminded him of the stories that gao, the old one, told about the san¹ people of long ago.
4 nsues father found his unhappy son in the cave. he had often heard the older boys teasing his son about his name, meaning “ostrich egg.”
5 “nsue is a fine name,” his father said. “ostrich eggs are of great value to our people.”
6 nsue turned his head away. “it is the name of a
which detail from the text reveals that the san expect everyone to provide for the community?
a. “nsue is a fine name,” his father said. “ostrich eggs are of great value to our people.” (paragraph 5)
b. “nsue lay on his back and studied the ancient paintings that lined the rock walls.” (paragraph 3)
c. “nsue did not have the heart to hunt it. this would not be the day he would change his childish boyhood name.” (paragraph 1)
d. “tonight would be the festival of the new moon, and nsue had nothing to contribute to the feast.” (paragraph 2)

Explanation:

The key is to find a detail showing the San's expectation of community - wide contribution. Option D indicates that Nsue feels bad about not having anything to contribute to the feast during the Festival of the New Moon, which implies that the San expect everyone to contribute to the community. Options A, B, and C do not relate to community - wide contribution.

Answer:

D. "Tonight would be the Festival of the New Moon, and Nsue had nothing to contribute to the feast." (paragraph 2)