Question

Read this excerpt from "The Origin of the Robin." His father visited him regularly every morning, to encourage him to perseverance, describing at length the honor and renown that would attend him through life if he accomplished the full term prescribed. According to this excerpt, which best describes the father’s hope for his son?
a. that he will be physically strong.
b. that he will be smarter than all others.
c. that he will be revered and respected.
d. that he will be clever and cunning.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. That he will be revered and respected.

Explanation:

"The Origin of the Robin" is a Native American story/ folktale about how a father's lesson for his son turned him into a robin. In the story, the son was made to endure a fast for attaining a secure guardian genius or spirit. The son Iadilla was made by his father to fast for twelve days so that he will encompass the rest of the people who had fasted. Even though he implored his father to let him cease his fasting, without the expiration of the twelve days, he wasn't allowed to stop. In the end, he changed into a beautiful robin, "free from the cares and pains of human life". The above excerpt is from the beginning of the story which shows the father's hope that his son we be revered and respected by all if he finished his twelve days fasting.