I'm not 100% sure, but I would say C since the dog must have been warning the man that he would fall in the creek and have to leave if he started the fire.
The first step in the five step process for problem-solving is to recognize that the problem exists
The authors purpose suggested by the text is explain how to use the guitar because it's not trying to convince you to buy a guitar and it isn't teaching you about all the parts on the guitar just how to tune the strings. Hope you found this helpful!
Queit is spelled incorrectly :)