Question 3 • *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 cold and harsh the weather is.
B
how long food rations can last on the trail.
C
how desperate the dogs are to eat.
D
how poorly treated the horses are.
Explanation
The passage describes the dogs eating a frozen hide that provides almost no nourishment and is difficult to swallow and digest. This shows that they are so hungry and desperate that they will eat even something barely fit for food. The best choice is “how desperate the dogs are to eat.”
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