Question 4 • *NBHS FL-1001070-M/J Language Arts 3 A
Read the excerpt from The Call of the Wild.A poor substitute for food was this hide, just as it had been stripped from the starved horses of the cattlemen six months back. In its frozen state it was more like strips of galvanized iron, and when a dog wrestled it into his stomach it thawed into thin and innutritious leathery strings and into a mass of short hair, irritating and indigestible.
Answer
A
how dry and tough the meat is
B
how freezing the weather is
C
how thin and sick the horses are
D
how hungry the cattlemen are
Explanation
The hide is described as “strips of galvanized iron” when frozen and as “thin and innutritious leathery strings” after thawing. These details emphasize that it is dry, tough, and poor food. The passage mentions starved horses, but it does not focus on how thin they are.
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