3! 1. 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 air-holes formed, fissures sprang and spread 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 sensory details in this passage best the reader to imagine a)the harsh weather conditions of winter. b)the hardships of the humans and dogs. c)the sense of hope that the characters feel. d)the sights and sounds of early spring. 2.those who were looking on heard what was neither bark nor yelp, but a something which is best described as a roar, and they saw buck’s body rise up in the air as he left the floor for burton’s while a surgeon checked the bleeding, [buck] prowled up and down, growling furiously, attempting to rush in, and being forced back by an array of hostile clubs. what do the sensory details in this excerpt readers understand about buck? a)he is as aggressive as a wolf when it comes to protecting those he loves. b)he has a deep anger and resentment for anyone other than thornton. c)he will do whatever is necessary to protect himself from being abused. d)he cares very little about hiding the violent side of his personality. 3.. .buck, still at the head of the team, but no longer enforcing discipline or striving to enforce it, blind with weakness half the time and keeping the trail by the loom of it and by the dim feel of his feet. this passage shows an end to an episode in buck’s life because he a)is too exhausted and wounded to move. b)is too miserable and angry to see the trail. c)no longer wants to be close to the other dogs. d)no longer cares about leading the dog team.