4. What effect does the author's choice of resolution in the final paragraph have on the overall passage?
A. The resolution adds a depressed tone to the passage, suggesting that the
narrator and the messenger have given up hope for peace.
B. The resolution adds a comedic element to the passage, suggesting that people
can be foolish when they come together to form a large group.
C. The resolution has a cynical effect on the passage's meaning, suggesting the
cycle of war never ends because those who blindly support it cannot be
reasoned with
D. The resolution has a tragic effect on the passage's meaning, suggesting that
the country will not win the war because they did not listen to the messenger.

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.