Question

The authors attitude toward the Tanaina folktale is best described as

• A. excitement at an unexpected discovery
• B. admiration of the storytellers performance
• C. appreciation of the folktale as a means of communicating values
• D. enthusiasm for the Tanaina cultures concept of legality
• E. enjoyment of the comical aspects of the folktale

Answer 1

The correct option is C appreciation of the folktale as a means of communicating values

The author tells the Tanaina folktale and then interprets it within the cultural parameters/ context of the Tanainan culture. A careful reading of the passage reveals that the author appreciates the folktale as a means of communicating values. We can conclude this through the moral that the author derives from the Tanaina folktale. C is the answer.

None of the other choices fit the context of the passage.