Answer:
A
Explanation:
What can a reader infer based on the information in the excerpt?
Pressure from the US government pushed the governor to make a decision.
Pressure from doctors all over Alaska pushed the governor to make a decision.
The increasing number of sick people in Nome pushed the governor to make a decision.
The increasing number of sled-dog teams pushed the governor to make a decisio
Answer: C. Selflessness.
According to Defoe, a servant's best quality is selflessness. The ideal of a servant in <em>Robinson Crusoe</em> is Friday. Friday is an indigenous person from the Caribbean. He is rescued by Crusoe, and becomes his servant. Friday is a key figure in the novel, and an example of the selflessness Defoe values. Friday is willing to give anything for Crusoe, and he even asks to be killed rather than being forced to leave the service of his master.
