Answer:
From the dialogue, the conclusion that can drawn this excerpt is:
C. Grandpa's culture has strict rules about gender roles.
Explanation:
Below is the excerpt:
“I sent your mother and sister away. What you will hear today is only for a man’s ears. What you will receive is only for a man’s hands.” He fell silent and I felt shivers down my back.
Which conclusion can be drawn from Grandpa’s dialogue in this excerpt?
Options:
A. Grandpa does not trust Martin’s mom and sister.
B. Martin’s anticipation of owning the medicine bag pleases Grandpa.
C. Grandpa’s culture has strict rules about gender roles.
D. Martin is not old enough to carry on his ancestors’ traditions.
In those conventions, the Medicine Bag was to be passed to Martin because as a Sioux, there must be a transfer from child to child. As a result, grandpa sent away the mother and sister and addressed his grandson man to man.
Virginia Driving Hawk composed The Medicine Bag. It was to demonstrate and show Grandpa's conventions as part of the Sioux ethnic gathering.
