Question

Brown Wolf Jack London Although Miller agrees to let the dog decide, what is his attitude at the end of the passage? A) He believes he has no hope against a woman. B) He suspects that Madge might somehow trick him. C) He resents the fact that they still will not give him back the dog. D) He worries that he will not be able to persuade the dog to come with him.

Answer 1

He suspects that Madge might somehow trick him.

Answer: Option B.

Explanation:

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 ran after Mr. Miller, never looking back at the Irvines.