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Read these lines: "Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moment's safety. All was confusion and action, and every moment life and limb were in peril. There was imperative need to be constantly alert; for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They were savages, all of them, who knew no law but the law of club and fang." According to the quoted lines, what made the new place dangerous?
AThe only rule there was force, held by dog and man
BThe cold was worse than any dog could endure
CThe men there had no weapons of any kind
DThe dogs there had never been fed properly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The only rule there was force, held by dog and man
1. 1. The quoted lines say there was no peace, rest or safety, and that life and limb were always in peril.
2. 2. They explain why: dogs and men there knew no law but the law of club and fang.
3. 3. A club is a man's weapon and a fang is a dog's, so both sides settle matters by force.
4. 4. Cold, hunger and missing weapons are never given as the reason, so only the first option restates the lines.
_Source: The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)_
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