Which excerpt from "wiley, his mother, and the hairy man" best clues readers that the hairy man is the antagonist of the story?

a) “the hairy man's . . gone get you if you don't look out.”
b) “you know, the hairy man can't stand some hound dogs.”
c) “hairy man was ugly, even when he grinned.”
d) “the hairy man hasn't any feet like a man.”

A) “The Hairy Man's . . . gone get you if you don't look out.”

Explanation:

"Wiley, His Mother, and the Hairy Man" tells the story of a little boy named Wiley who is very afraid of the swamp. The hairy man knows of this fear of Wiley and so he plays cruelly with this boy through the fear he has. The hairy man already got Wiley's father, now he wants to get Wiley.

One stretch that gives the clue necessary for the reader to know that the hairy man is the antagonist is "The Hairy Man's. . . gone get you if you do not look out. "This excerpt adds a dark and disturbing tone that matches the personality of the character.

the reason some people sacrifice their own life for another person's life could be that they are in love with them and would do anything to keep them safe a protected even if that means risking their life in the process

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.