Which of the following best describes a central theme of "we wear the mask"?

a. identity comes from what we do and are, not what we look like.

b. resilience comes in many forms, such as silence, though this silence does
have consequences.

c. tragedy should be openly mourned and not hidden away.

d. social pressure can turn independent people into just faces in a crowd.

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.