Question

which sentence from doris lessing A sunrise on the veld best explains the boy's decision concerning the buck? A. if I had not come it would have died like this so why should I interfere?" B. " it came into his mind that he should shoot its and end it pain and he raised the gun" C. "there were small twitches from the mass that looked vaguely like the shape of a small animal" D. "perhaps some Africans had thrown stones at it, as they do, trying to kill it for meat and had broken its leg"

Answer 1

In this short story, Dorris Lessing describes a fifteen year old boy who goes hunting every morning. One day the boy notices a buck that is wounded. It was about to die. This scene continues in the story with the following sentences: "It came into his mind that he should shoot it and end its pain; and he raised the gun. Then he lowered it again."

Answer 2

"B. it came into his mind that he should shoot its and end it pain and he raised the gun" is the best option in terms of explaining the boy's decision concerning the buck.