Excerpted from The Call of the Wild by Jack London

"The courier shook his head dubiously. With four hundred miles of trail still between him and Dawson, he could ill afford to have madness break out among his dogs. Two hours of cursing and exertion got the harness into shape, and the would-stiffened team was under way, struggling painfully over the hardest part of the trail they had yet encountered, and for that matter, the hardest between them and Dawson."

Read the passage and answer the question.

How does the author want the reader to feel toward the courier?

distrust
disgust
confusion
respect

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam. the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence

What type of conflict is shaping laura's development? susan wants to go away to college, but she lies to her parents and says she would rather stay home to provide income for her poor family a. external b. internal c. climatic d. main

What does food symbolize in the importance of being earnest?