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Writing an Analysis of "To Build a Fire," Part 3 — Unit test

Question 14 • English 9 A

Read the passage from Part 1 of “To Build a Fire.”Possibly in its brain there was no sharp consciousness of a condition of very cold such as was in the man's brain. But the brute had its instinct. It experienced a vague but menacing apprehension that subdued it and made it slink along at the man's heels, and that made it question eagerly every unwonted movement of the man as if expecting him to go into camp or to seek shelter somewhere and build a fire.

Answer
A
its knowledge of direction
B
its ability to perform tricks
C
its compassion for the man
D
its intuition about nature

Explanation

The passage says the dog has an instinctive, vague apprehension about the dangerous cold, even though it does not understand the danger as consciously as the man does. Its unease makes it watch the man's movements and hope he will build a fire. This points to its intuition about nature, not its direction-finding, tricks, or compassion.

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