Read the following excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story “the man to send rain clouds.” leon watched him climb the hill, and when he had disappeared within the tall, thick walls, leon turned to look up at the high blue mountains in the deep snow that reflected a faint red light from the west. he felt good because it was finished, and he was happy about the sprinkling of the holy water; now the old man could send them big thunderclouds for sure. what does the holy water symbolize for leon? it symbolizes his ties to the catholic church. it symbolizes his love and affection for teofilo. it symbolizes his pueblo traditions and hope for rain. it symbolizes his strong rejection of pueblo traditions.

The correct answer is option one.

The holy water sprinkled by the Catholic priest represents the combination between Indian and Catholic rituals during a funeral ceremony. After a traditional Pueblo burial, in which water was sprinkled over the grave, Leon's wife suggests that the priest sprinkles holy water on the dead man's tomb.  

According to edg. the answer is c. It symbolizes his Pueblo traditions and hope for rain. I just took the test

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