Question

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of “To Build a Fire.”

Answer 1

Answer:

fingers . . . his body

Explanation:

According to the excerpt from PART 2 of To Build a Fire, it is narrated that a man in very cold weather had been walking which helped pump blood to the surface of his body but as soon as he stopped to build a fire and removed his mittens, his fingers had quickly gone numb.

The words from the excerpt that provide context clues for the underlined word is option D.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. fingers . . . his body

Explanation:

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