A FEW PAGES FROM THE END OF CHAPTER 7, KRAKAUER GIVES US AN ANALYSIS OF MCCANDLESS’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FATHER AND MOTHER (IT BEGINS, “WESTERBERG’S LATTER CONJECTURE . . . ” (64)). 8. WHAT IS THE TONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH?
9. DOES KRAKAUER CITE ANY EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS HE “KNOWS” THAT HIS ANALYSIS IS ACCURATE?
10. DOES IT MATTER?

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.