I'd say the answer is B, 'then soared to the uttermost reaches' - birds soar when they fly high, and it flies 'to the uttermost reaches', which clearly refers to a bird.
Answer:
he feels nervous going to war
In this situation, Huck is trying to be impressive. He is trying to get the point across that he is funny and "cool". This lie is not only the one of a kind for Huck, but also one where he tries to push his reputation past its limits.
Plot. Two migrant field workers in California on their plantation during the Great Depression—George Milton, an intelligent but uneducated man, and Lennie Small, a bulky, strong man but mentally disabled—are in Soledad on their way to another part of California