Question 5 • 191 CR ELA 9
Choice A shows that the man’s fire was ruined because he built it beneath a spruce tree, where falling snow could put it out. The narrator calls this his mistake and points out what he should have done, suggesting that surviving in the Yukon’s cold required knowledge he lacked. The other choices describe the fire or his need to dry his footwear, but do not show his inexperience as clearly.
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