Question

Read the excerpt from "The Long Haul."

Answer 1

According to the context of the excerpt from "The Long Haul" which deals with the young generation, the act of digging refers to working hard toward a goal, since the speaker asserts that in spite of the fact that the new generation is not perfect, the young have great potential and brilliant minds to  achieve great goals but only if they work hard to attain it.

Option C is correct.

Answer 2

Working hard toward a goal or C