Answer:
A. to draw hurriedly or haphazardly
Explanation:
"He had spent the afternoon staring at a blank canvas on which he was supposed to paint his final project for his art class. He was out of ideas. Then, as he stared at pork chops, he suddenly had an idea! He rushed over to the butcher and asked him for some butcher paper and a pen. Upon receiving the paper and pen, Jack began furiously scratching a picture on the paper. "
From the context clues around the sentence, you can imagine Jack receiving the pen and paper and quickly sketching his idea on the paper.
Grim melancholy would be the answer
