Answer:
It is a colder climate than Buck has ever experienced.
C.)
1. Knives
2. Loaves
3. Halves
4. Mice
5. Feet
6. Geese
7. Hooves
8. Moose
9. Lives
10. Tomatoes
11. Teeth
12. Pianos
D.)
1 feet
2 Sheep
3 Chimneys
4 Cities
5 Leaves
6 Mosquitoes
7 Nickels
8 Friends
9 Desks
10 Benches