Question

Excerpt from Brown Wolf Jack London He looked with sudden suspicion at Madge, and added, "Only you must play fair. No persuadin' after my back is turned." Which best describes the tone of Mr. Miller when he says, "Only you must play fair. No persuadin' after my back is turned"? A) calm and gentle B) suspicious and worried C) relieved and relaxed D) deluded and ignorant

Answer 1

B. His tone was suddenly suspicious and worried.

Answer 2

Answer:

B) Suspicious and worried.

Explanation:

Jack Brown's short story "Brown Wolf" is a story of a wolf lost between his real owner Mr. Skiff Miller and the the Irvines. The story proves that dogs are a man's best friend.

In the story, the dog "Wolf" so named by Walt Irvine and his wife Madge first stayed with them. But initially he used to go away from the house even if they fed him well and tried to be friendly with him. After many attempts to run away, he resigned himself to them and decided to stay. Some days later, Mr. skiff Miller came in search of his sister. Wolf then realized that it was his old master. Mr. Miller claims that he is indeed his dog but named "Brown". He then decided to take the dog with him which Madge profusely refused. The choice of who Wolf will belong to was put on the dog.

The passage in the question is of the 'solution' for the dog's ownership. Mr. Miller will walk towards his sister's house without turning back once. Also, Madge will remain as she is, no persuading of the dog. Mr. Miller's tone was suspicious of Madge that she might try to do some tricks to persuade Wolf/Brown to stay with her. Conflicted between his old and new masters, Wolf/Brown was left debating whether to go with Mr. Miller or stay with the Irvines. In the end, he ren after Mr. Miller, never looking back at the Irvines.