Question

which excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story “the man to send rain clouds” contains an example of personification?
the priest approached the grave slowly, wondering how they had managed to dig into the frozen ground. . .
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. In the correct excerpt, the wind is described as "pulled" (a human action) the priest's robe, which is personification. The other options describe human actions or thoughts without attributing human traits to 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.