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1. From every hill slope came the trickle of running water, the music of unseen fountains. All things were thawing, bending, snapping. The Yukon was straining to break loose the ice that bound it down... Air-holes formed, fissures sprang and spread apart... And amid all this bursting, rending, throbbing of awakening life, under the blazing sun and through the soft-sighing breezes, like wayfarers to death, staggered the two men, the woman, and the huskies.

The sensory details in this passage best help the reader to imagine

a)the harsh weather conditions of winter.
b)the hardships of the humans and dogs.
c)the sense of hope that the characters feel.
D)the sights and sounds of early spring.

2.Those who were looking on heard what was neither bark nor yelp, but a something which is best described as a roar, and they saw Buck’s body rise up in the air as he left the floor for Burton’s throat... while a surgeon checked the bleeding, [Buck] prowled up and down, growling furiously, attempting to rush in, and being forced back by an array of hostile clubs.

What do the sensory details in this excerpt help readers understand about Buck?

A)He is as aggressive as a wolf when it comes to protecting those he loves.
B)He has a deep anger and resentment for anyone other than Thornton.
C)He will do whatever is necessary to protect himself from being abused.
D)He cares very little about hiding the violent side of his personality.

3.. . .Buck, still at the head of the team, but no longer enforcing discipline or striving to enforce it, blind with weakness half the time and keeping the trail by the loom of it and by the dim feel of his feet.

This passage shows an end to an episode in Buck’s life because he

A)is too exhausted and wounded to move.
B)is too miserable and angry to see the trail.
C)no longer wants to be close to the other dogs.
D)no longer cares about leading the dog team.

The sensory details in this passage best help the reader to imagine the sights and sounds of early spring. The correct answer is D.
The sensory details in this excerpt help readers understand that Buck is as aggressive as a wolf when it comes to protecting those he loves. The correct answer is A.
This passage shows an end to an episode in Buck's life because he no longer cares about leading the dog team. The correct answer is D.

Explanation:

It is very clear when the speaker says that "all things were thawing". "And amid all this bursting, rending, throbbing of awakening life, under the blazing sun", the life under the ice was trying to get to the surface, all those images help the reader feel the Spring because all those things happen when winter is leaving and Spring starts.
In this excerpt we can feel how dangerous Buck becomes when he tries to defend what he loves. He transforms, he becomes an aggressive creature.
It is a turning point in Buck's life because he doesn't feel like leading the group any more, he is just too tired, he feels weak and this didn't use to be his attitude, on the contrary, he was always leading.

tanisha3020 tanisha3020 · Answer 2 · 2021-10-12T14:48:52+02:00

Answer:

The answers to the above questions are as follows:

1) Option D. The sights and sounds of early spring.

2) Option A. He is as aggressive as a wolf when it comes to protecting those he loves.

3) Option D. No longer cares about leading the dog team.

Explanation:

1) The sensory details in the above passage best help the reader to imagine the sights and sounds of early spring. The author mentions that all things were ‘thawing’ and ‘awakening of life’ which is an indication of the departure of the winter season and the arrival of the spring season and that helps reader to visualize it well.

The rest of the options are incorrect because the sensory details tell more about spring rather than the harsh winter or the hardships of humans and dogs.

2) The sensory details in this excerpt help readers understand that Buck is as aggressive as a wolf when it comes to protecting those he loves. The author describes his bark as a roar when it comes to helping the people he loves. He becomes an aggressive and formidable creature.

The rest of the options are incorrect because the sensory details tell more about the aggression of Buck rather than his anger or protection of himself or hiding his violent side.

3) The above passage shows an end to an episode in Buck’s life because he no longer cares about leading the dog team. The author mentions that he was ‘no longer enforcing discipline or striving to enforce it’ which shows that he was too tired to lead his dog team even when he was at the head of the team. It shows he was too weak as opposed to his usual attitude.

The rest of the options are incorrect because the sensory details tell more about Buck’s reluctance to lead the dog team instead of him being exhausted, miserable or not wanting to be close to the other dogs.

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