I think this is coming from the Henry Ford quote, which is "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."
This quote basically means that what you think you can do is all in your mind and how you perceive yourself. if you think you can do something, then you'll be able to do it. If you think you can't do something, then you won't be able to, because you have already given up in your mind.
Does that make sense?
Answer:
D: the dog is most likely lost
Explanation:
Although Sean does Play on a hockey team, that doesn’t really matter, yes the dog is not very clean, but that doesn’t really matter, all the context clues added together, make the assumption the dog is lost.
The answer is A i hope this helps
I haven't read the book, but it seems like he wants to earn Fortunato's trust so he can easily get his revenge in the end.