Leon knocked at the old carved door with its symbols of the lamb. while he waited he looked up at the twin bells from the king of spain with the last sunlight pouring around them in their tower.
—“the man to send rain clouds,”
leslie marmon silko
what do the bells from the king of spain symbolize?
the bells symbolize the end of the old man’s life.
the bells symbolize the spanish influence on pueblo traditions.
the bells symbolize the pueblo gods by reflecting sunlight.
the bells symbolize silence, which matches the tone of the scene.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.