Question

which excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story \the man to send rain clouds\ contains an example of personification?
his fingers were stiff, and it took him a long time to twist the lid off the holy water.
the wind pulled the priest’s 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 is giving human-like actions or traits to non-human things. The wind is a non-human force, and "pulled" and "swirled away" are human-like actions. The other excerpts describe human actions or feelings without personifying non-human entities.

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.