The sensory details in this passage best help the reader to <em>imagine the sights and sounds of early spring</em>. <u>The correct answer is D.</u>
The sensory details in this excerpt help readers understand that <em>Buck is as aggressive as a wolf when it comes to protecting those he loves</em>. <u>The correct answer is A.</u>
This passage shows an end to an episode in Buck's life because <em>he no longer cares about leading the dog team</em>. <u>The correct answer is D.</u>
Explanation:
It is very clear when the speaker says that "<em>all things were thawing</em>". "<em>And amid all this bursting, rending, throbbing of awakening life, under the blazing sun</em>", the life under the ice was trying to get to the surface, all those images help the reader feel the Spring because all those things happen when winter is leaving and Spring starts.
In this excerpt we can feel how dangerous Buck becomes when he tries to defend what he loves. He transforms, he becomes an aggressive creature.
It is a turning point in Buck's life because he doesn't feel like leading the group any more, he is just too tired, he feels weak and this didn't use to be his attitude, on the contrary, he was always leading.
