I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Creek and Grass Creek. Others came too, and

I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Creek and Grass Creek. Others came too, and we made there little gray houses of logs that you see, and they are square. （41)） You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. （42） The flowering tree was the living center of the hoop, and the circle of the four quarters nourished it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion. （43）The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. （44） The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our tepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation’ s hoop, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch our children. But the Wasichus have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. When we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thir years of age.（45） A. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. B. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. C. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop Was unbroken, the people flourished. D. It is a good way to live, for there can be much power in a square. E. The water is also running in a circle, falls from the sky and returns in vapor form. F. But now it takes them very much longer to mature. G. It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square. 44（） I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Creek and Grass Creek. Others came too, and we made there little gray houses of logs that you see, and they are square. （41)） You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. （42） The flowering tree was the living center of the hoop, and the circle of the four quarters nourished it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion. （43）The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. （44） The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our tepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation’ s hoop, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch our children. But the Wasichus have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. When we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thir years of age.（45） A. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. B. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. C. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop Was unbroken, the people flourished. D. It is a good way to live, for there can be much power in a square. E. The water is also running in a circle, falls from the sky and returns in vapor form. F. But now it takes them very much longer to mature. G. It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square.

Alright, let’s carefully examine the passage and match the statements to the blanks.

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(41)
The paragraph says: “I came to live here … between Wounded Knee Creek and Grass Creek. Others came too, and we made there little gray houses of logs that you see, and they are square.” Then (41) should logically contrast this with the Indian way (circle).
That suggests G or something contrasting squares vs. circles. But since (42) says “You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle …” it follows that (41) needs a sentence that leads into that.
Check options: G is “It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square” — that could fit here because it comments on the square houses and sets up the explanation about circles. But let’s check placement.
Actually G could be (41) because (41) is before the circle philosophy starts.

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(42)
After “You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles…” — then (42) needs a general statement about circles fitting with this. B is exactly that: “Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.” So (42) = B.

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(43)
The paragraph after (42) mentions the flowering tree, the four quarters, etc. Then (43) — before “The sky is round” — should introduce more examples of circles in nature. That could be A or E perhaps. But A “The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle” fits before “The sky is round … the earth is round … the wind whirls … birds make nests in circles.” Yes, it’s a natural first example.
So (43) = A.

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(44)
After “Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.” then (44) continues with another example of a circle in nature. The text after (44) says “The moon does the same, and both are round.” So “both” refers to sun and moon, meaning (44) should be about the sun? But sun already mentioned in (43) as (43) was A. Wait, maybe I misplaced them. Let’s retrace:

(43) is after “four quarters nourished it … This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion.” Then sentence: “The sky is round …” so maybe (43) was missing, but actually the blank is before “The sky is round”.
Better check: They list east, south, west, north — that’s four quarters, then: (43) [blank] — then “The sky is round” — so maybe (43) is a summary statement about circles? But “The sky is round” is already giving example, so perhaps (43) = E (water cycle). No, E talks about water cycle, but that’s not followed by “The sky is round” naturally. So maybe (43) = B? But I already gave (42) = B.

Wait — reread the original given options and see where they fit best.

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Actually, let’s match from the start logically:

Para1: Square houses — possible G as comment. (41) = G.

Para2: “You have noticed … because the Power of the World always works in circles” — blank (42) = B “Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.”

Then: “The flowering tree … four quarters … This knowledge came …” then new para: (43) [blank] — before “The sky is round …” So (43) must introduce examples: A “The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle” — fits well.

Then: “Birds make their nests in circles …” blank (44) — after birds, before “The moon does the same,” so (44) should be another example like water cycle or sun, but sun already used in (43). Maybe (44) = E “The water is also running in a circle …” yes, because then next is “The moon does the same” — both sun and moon mentioned earlier, so water cycle example fits before moon sentence? Wait, after (44) the text says “The moon does the same, and both are round.” “Both” refers to sun and moon? That means (44) can’t be about water because then “both” doesn’t make sense. So (44) must mention sun again? No — maybe (44) is E?

Let’s check: If (44) = E, then sequence:
Birds in circles … (44) The water runs in a circle … The moon does the same — does “The moon does the same” refer to water? That’s strange.

Maybe (44) = A then? But A used already for (43). Could (43) = C? C talks about old days — doesn’t fit before “The sky is round.”

Let’s try different:
(43) = C: “In the old days … all our power came to us from the sacred hoop …” Then next: “The sky is round…” that’s strange shift.

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Given standard flow:
After “four quarters nourished it” — blank (43) — perhaps C fits best if it’s talking about the hoop (circle) of the nation. Then the next sentence “The sky is round” starts a new thought but still connects (both are circles). Maybe.

Then birds in circles — blank (44) — then “The moon does the same, and both are round.” That suggests (44) must be A — about sun in a circle — so “birds …” blank (44) “The sun …” — then “The moon does the same” yes!

So:
(43) = C (sacred hoop)
(44) = A (sun comes forth in a circle)

(45) — last: They’re in square boxes now, power gone, boys mature late — blank (45) — then “When we were living by the power of the circle … boys were men at twelve…” opposite of now. So (45) = F “But now it takes them very much longer to mature.”

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Check remaining: D “good way … square” contradicts, G used in (41), E unused but no good fit left.

But earlier I placed (43) = C, (44) = A, leaving E unused. Let’s try E in (44)? Then A in (43)?
If (43) = A (sun), then after birds nests (44) = E (water cycle), then “The moon does the same” — the moon does what same? Not water, not sun motion — moon moves in circle? Yes, moon does same as sun: comes and goes in circle — so E doesn’t fit before moon, A would fit.
So maybe (44) = A is correct, E unused.

But we must match all blanks.

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Given constraints, most plausible:

(41) = G
(42) = B
(43) = C
(44) = A
(45) = F

E is unused, which is fine.

Final answer:

G

B

C

A

F