Answer: I believe the answer is a "small thing".
Explanation: Further before this the passage says the Dog's neck was worn and the skin was chafed. The Dog also doesn't want to tell Wolf what it is so it can be assumed it's something the Dog doesn't want Wolf worrying about.
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Answer:
I have always admired General Lee more than any other general.
Explanation:
Answer: A. Hawthorne is giving a lesson Franklin learned that readers might also profit from
Explanation:
Hawthorne is obviously not giving his own thoughts, since Franklin said this and it is a quote. He also cannot be trying to get young readers to relate because there is nothing in the excerpt about being a boy. Franklin probably had some experience and learned this lesson from it.