After reading the story "And of Clay Are We Created," by Isabel Allende, we can answer in the following manner:
1. The warnings of the B. geologists are not heeded.
2. Azucena says she is also held in the mud by A. her brothers and sisters.
3. Rolf Carlé believes he needs C. a pump to free the girl.
4. On the second night, Rolf Carlé remembers D. hiding from his father.
5. When Azucena dies, Rolf Carlé C. removes the life buoy.
- "And of Clay Are We Created" is a fictional story based on a true tragedy that took place in 1985, in Colombia.
- The eruption of a volcano caused sheets of ice the melt. That created muddy floods that engulfed villages and killed thousands of people.
- Azucena represents Omayra Sánchez, a 13-year-old girl who was trapped in the mud for 60 hours.
- In the story, geologists warn people about the possible melting of the ice, but their warning is ignore.
- When Carlé, a journalist, tries to remove Azucena from the mudpit, she says she is trapped by the bodies of her brothers and sisters, who are clinging to her.
- Carlé tries do dive and free the girl, but it is impossible. He thinks a pump would help drain the water, allowing him to rescue her.
- Azucena's suffering reminds Carlé of his own painful past. On his second night by her side, he remembers hiding from his authoritative and violent father.
- When Azucena dies, Carlé removes the tire the he placed as a life buoy for her.
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