Part 3
Many American Indians mark important events of their lives at powwows. At a recent powwow at Stanford University, one family paid tribute to their son, who was soon to graduate from law school. A special dance was announced, and the crowd grew quiet. The young man’s father stepped up to the microphone and began describing his son’s many achievements. When he was finished, a Drum began to sing and play. Some of the young man’s family members began to dance in a circle. Before that (11), people came from out of the crowd to shake hands with the young man and dance with his family. In this way, his achievements were honored by the entire community.
Today, American Indians attend powwows due to the fact that they want (12) to celebrate their culture as well as the achievements of their family members. Powwows provide and afford a chance (13) to mark important transitions, to visit with old friends and meet new ones, dance and singing take place (14), and to celebrate the future as well as the past.
11.
A. NO CHANGE
B. For example,
C. In particular,
D. Soon,
12.
F. NO CHANGE
G. in order to be there
H. because of their desire and wish
J. DELETE the underlined portion.
13.
A. NO CHANGE
B. a chance
C. the opportunity for a chance
D. a chance and opportunity
14.
F. NO CHANGE
G. for dancing and singing,
H. to dance and sing,
J. dancing and singing are enjoyed,
15.Question 15 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.
Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay on an American Indian tradition that has been modified and continues to the present day. Would this essay successfully fulfill the writer’s goal?
A. Yes, because the essay describes tribal ceremonies that predated the arrival of Europeans and the powwows that are a modern adaptation of those ceremonies.
B. Yes, because the essay explains in considerable detail the concept of the Drum and its central role in present-day powwows.
C. No, because the essay states that the powwows that exist today serve entirely different purposes from those of the earlier tribal ceremonies.
D. No, because the essay points out that the word powwow originally referred to medicine men and then doesn’t indicate whether their role still exists today.