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the land of red apples
by zitkala - sa (excerpt)
(1) there were eight in our party of bronzed children who were going east with the missionaries. among us were three young braves, two tall girls, and we three little ones, judewin, thowin, and i.
(2) we had been very impatient to start on our journey to the red apple country, which, we were told, lay a little beyond the great circular horizon of the western plain. under a sky of rosy apples we dreamt of roaming as freely and happily as we had chased the cloud - shadows on the dakota plains. we had anticipated much pleasure from a ride on the iron horse, but the throngs of staring palefaces disturbed and troubled us.
(3) on the train, tall women, with tottering babies on each arm, stopped their haste and scrutinized the children of absent mothers. large men, with heavy bundles in their hands, halted near by, and riveted their glassy blue eyes upon us.
(4) i sank deep into the corner of my seat, for i resented being watched. directly in front of me, children who were no larger than i hung themselves upon the backs of their seats, with their bold white faces toward me. sometimes they took their forefingers out of their mouths and pointed at my moccasined feet. their mothers, instead of reproving such rude curiosity, looked closely at me, and attracted each others attention to my blanket. this embarrassed me and kept me constantly on the verge of tears.
(5) i sat perfectly still, with my eyes open wide, gazing only now and then to shoot angry glances around me. chancing to turn to the window at my side, i was quite breathless upon seeing the familiar object. it was the fair face pond which stood by all sioux villages. very near my
select the correct answer from the drop - down menu.
read paragraphs 11 and 14.
(11) it was very little i could swallow besides my sobs, that evening.
(14) i had arrived in the wonderful land of rosy apples, but i was not happy, as i had thought i should be. my long travel and the bewildering sights had exhausted me. i fell asleep, heaving deep, tired sobs. my tears were left to dry themselves in streaks, because neither my aunt nor my mother was near to wipe them away.
how does the notion of tears in paragraph 14 build on the sentence from paragraph 11?
paragraph 14 builds on paragraph 11 primarily by

Explanation:

In paragraph 11, the narrator mentions having little to swallow besides sobs, indicating emotional distress. In paragraph 14, the narrator's tears are left to flow freely as there is no one to wipe them away, showing that the emotional state has persisted and intensified. The tears in paragraph 14 build on the earlier mention of sobs by demonstrating the continued and heightened emotional vulnerability of the narrator due to exhaustion and lack of comfort.

Answer:

It shows that the narrator's emotional state has persisted and intensified due to exhaustion and lack of comfort.