The correct option might be she accepts the men's friendly affections for her because she would've gotten angry with all this touching, etc, but she didn't get angry. Somehow I believe she "enjoyed" it...
The correct answer is : She accepts the men’s friendly affections for her.
Explanation:
White Fang’s mother did not perceive dangerous attitudes from the men towards her or her cub; she did not feel threatened by the actions they did and for that reason she did not have the need to react aggressively in her defense, instead, as, this option establishes, she accepted the men's friendly affections.
