Which Idea Is Expressed in the Poem,"A Cry from an Indian

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which idea is expressed in the poem,"A Cry from an Indian Wife"?

• A)The white man readily acknowledged who originally owned the land.
• B)Amerindian nations lay crushed as a result of the white man's greed.
• C)Alcohol and "industrial schools" were the only compensation the white man gave the Amerindians.
• D)The Amerindians understood the dynamics of exploitation, since they had done the same to other tribes in the past.
• E)Amerindians felt the white man's God was going to punish the white man for their exploitation.

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