London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

Question 4(multiple choice worth 5 points) (01.01 mc) read the story description and historical context for the short story "rules of the game" and answer the question. story description: "rules of the game" tells the story of a girl who lives in san francisco's chinatown. she learns the strategies of chess but struggles to see eye-to-eye with her mother—possibly her wisest opponent and best teacher. in chess and in life, there are rules and choices. what's your next move? historical context: as a result of wars, famine, and political oppression, chinese immigration to the united states dates back to the mid-1800s. chinese immigrants came to the united states looking for better economic opportunities so they could provide for their families and send money to their relatives back home. san francisco became a hub of chinese culture; however, immigrants still faced many challenges like reduced wages, long work hours, and discrimination. what can you infer about the narrator of "rules of the game"? a}she is a bad competitor. b} she is a clever chess player. c}she is a poor decision maker. d}she is too young for competition. question 5(multiple choice worth 5 points) (01.01 mc) read the story description and historical context for the short story "condensed milk" and answer the question. story description: if you were starving, what would you do for food? "condensed milk" tells the story of a political prisoner in a russian gulag (a forced-labor camp) who is faced with a choice: stay in the gulag—working and starving—or escape from the prison and risk dying. what choice would you make? historical context: from 1929 to 1953, joseph stalin was the dictator of the soviet union. his goal was to transform the soviet union from a poor society into a world superpower. he used terror and violence to rule, and under his reign, millions of his own people died in work camps, from starvation due to famine, or by execution. what inference can you make about a russian prisoner described as a "political prisoner"? the prisoner opposed joseph stalin. the prisoner supported joseph stalin. the prisoner voted for joseph stalin. the prisoner worked for joseph stalin.