In "To Build a Fire", the man's reaction to the advice given to him by the "old-timer" demonstrates his foolishness and pride.
When the old-timer adviced the man not to venture out alone in the wilderness and to successfully build a fire in his first attempt, the man laughed and thought that needing a companion for the trail is "womanish". He believes that he can venture out on his own without needing any help; his foolish pride caused him his death.
I believe that the correct answer is C. 'returned our books'. I'm not overly sure tough. :)
Flowers for Algernon is the title of a science fiction short story and a novel by American writer Daniel Keyes. The short story, written in 1958 and first published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960.[2] The novel was published in 1966 and was joint winner of that year's Nebula Award for Best Novel (with Babel-17).
The word drearier means dull, blank, lifeless, or depressing
