4 questions!!!
1)All the stiffness and gloss had gone out of his beautiful furry coat. The hair hung down, limp and draggled... His muscles had wasted away to knotty strings, and the flesh pads had disappeared, so that each rib and every bone in his frame were outlined cleanly through the loose hide. . . .

The descriptive language in this scene best shows readers that Buck is

a)angry and resentful.
b)nervous and tired.
c)weak and gaunt.
d) gloomy and hopeless.

2)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 imagery in this excerpt mostly appeals to the reader’s sense of

a)hearing.
b)smell.
c)touch.
d)taste.

3)Which excerpt from The Call of the Wild best helps readers to visualize how thin Buck has become?

a)And through it all Buck staggered along at the head of the team as in a nightmare. He pulled when he could; when he could no longer pull, he fell down.

b)His muscles had wasted away to knotty strings, and the flesh pads had disappeared, so that each rib and every bone in his frame were outlined cleanly through the loose hide. . . .

c)Buck refused to move under the rain of heavier blows which now fell upon him. Like his mates, he was barely able to get up. . . .

d)Thornton knelt beside him and with rough, kindly hands searched for broken bones. By the time his search had disclosed nothing more than many bruises and a state of terrible starvation, the sled was a quarter of a mile away.

4) And then, suddenly, without warning, uttering a cry that was inarticulate and more like the cry of an animal, John Thornton sprang upon the man who wielded the club.

“If you strike that dog again, I’ll kill you,” he at last managed to say in a choking voice.

The sensory details in this scene help the reader understand

A)how furious and upset Thornton is.
B)how swift and sly Thornton is.
C)how sick and injured Thornton is.
D)how aggressive and harsh Thornton is.

Respuesta :

1) C) weak and gaunt

Buck is described as have muscles which "had wasted away" and it goes on to say that "each rib and every bone...were outlined cleanly through the loose hide..." This description shows that he is weak and gaunt.

2) hearing

Sensory details appeal to the senses. In this excerpt, there are many sounds, such as bursting, throbbing, soft-sighing, snapping, and trickle. These all appeal to the sense of hearing.

3) B) His muscles had wasted away to knotty strings, and the flesh pads had disappeared, so that each rib and every bone in his frame were outlined cleanly through the loose hide...

This is the best answer. Thin is another word for gaunt. The reasons this excerpt is the answer is the same as for number one.

4) A) how furious and upset Thornton is

We can see Thornton's anger when it says "suddenly...John Thornton sprang upon the man". In this line he is being described as verbally attacking the man with the club. He does so because he is furious. His feelings about the situation show when his voice is described as "choking". This choice of words shows that Thornton cares about his son and is upset when he speaks.