1) Which of the following sets of excerpts offers the most convincing evidence of the author's ability to synthesize his own experiences?
A. "…I shall now tell a story…"
"…just as I inherited certain stories…"
B. "…we are unique among living things…"
"…our living planet is a closed system…"
C. "The earth does not belong to man."
"…he is merely a strand on it."
D. "…things have to be done bit by bit."
"…today, ecological science agrees…

2) Which of the following can be logically inferred as a result of the author's treatment of storytelling in his essays?
A. He believes the environment can be changed by simply talking about it.
B. He wishes he and his grandfather had been close enough to prevent his being bullied.
C. He regrets the talk behind his back about his physical appearance.
D. The concept of elders passing on life lessons to the young is crucial to his culture.

1. The ability to synthesize the author's own experience is most convincingly exemplified in the last option as it states that things have to be done gradually and step-by-step and even ecological science substantiates the point. It reflects the ability to amalgamate the experiences of life into learning that offers a lesson for life.

2. The most reasonably inferred result as the author's treatment of storytelling in his essays would be the last option as these stories state and demonstrate the passing on of life lessons from elders to young which is a crucial element and purpose of storytelling.