Watney takes the risk of creating his own water by using his oxygenator, extracting hydrogen from the crew's unused hydrazine fuel,and burning them to create the extra water he needs to nourish his potatoes.
Personally I didnt really get any validation growing up and had to do things mostly on my own if you arent hand held then you pick things up usefull things that help you progress further in the human world. yeah you may be sad from time to time but hey at least you have more skills than most.
The answer is the first one, A. The narrator has no knowledge of how the beast behaves, yet she's willing to go out of her way to agitate it in order learn more about the thing.
