Question

Read the excerpt from "Close Encounters of the Bear Kind." The blinding glare of spring sunlight glinting off the snow makes it tough to make out where the bear is in the hole. John crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside. With a startled look, he pulls back and whips the sleeping bag over the hole. The black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance. John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer. Which detail from the text best supports the inference that John is afraid of a bear attack? "With a startled look, he pulls back and whips the sleeping bag over the hole." "John crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside." "John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer." "The black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance."

Answer 1

Answer:

"John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer."

Explanation:

John wants the bear to calm down, and he wants to keep the darkness within his refugee by covering the entrance with the sleeping bag, He is hiding from the bear because he wants to avoid being attacked by it.