In this question the options are missing; here are the options:
What would a story written about this historical time most likely include?
A. A character receiving an order from General Washington to set the creek on fire.
B. Events resulting from a terrible snowstorm that occurred in February 1783.
C. A conflict between city people and country people being resolved.
D. General Washington's boyhood home in Virginia being described.
The answer to this question is A. A character receiving an order from General Washington to set the creek on fire.
Explanation:
The excerpt focuses on the idea General Washington wanted to set the creek on fire. This is explained in "the river or creek...might be set on fire...and as General Washington had a mind to try the experiment". In this context, if a story is created using this information or context, it is expected the story focuses on how the creek is set on fire. Moreover, it is expected General Washington is the one that leads this action and that he gives orders to others to complete it. According to this, the correct answer is the first option.
Summary by any other name
Answer: B
Explanation: I just took it
As·ser·tion (ə-sûr′shən)n.1. The act of asserting.2. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at <span>proof.</span>
Answer:
The message is that, as well as dogs, have his own instincts (searching for food when they are starving, and fighting until death in order to get food), humans are not different, they will defend their selves and their possessions until death. This situation does not mean that even when humans are acting because of his instincts, they do not feel fear: when Bill says "I wisht they'd strike game somewheres, an' go away an' leave us alone." it means that they know they have to do something to make dogs go away even they do not like the situation and feel afraid, as well as dogs do but have no other option to survive than to follow their instincts.
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