Which sentence best describes the effect of geographical setting on the developing conflict?
a. the stony beach and pine trees make malaga island an attractive place for vacationers.
b. malaga island is separated from phippsburg by water, so the two groups are not just racially divided, but also physically divided.
c. malaga island is so close to phippsburg that the townspeople go there all the time.
d. malaga island is a wild and barren place, covered in rocks and pine trees, which is why phippsburg wants to make it into a resort.

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.