Read the excerpt from sir gawain and the green knight.
the king, bold by nature, went up to that huge man
and said, "knight, by heaven, your request is senseless.
what you ask is such madness you deserve to have it granted.
no knight i know is afraid of your great words.
give me your ax now, in the name of god,
and i shall grant the boon that you have requested.”
he strides toward him and grasps him by the hand.

which statement best describes the king’s actions?

a. he welcomes the knight with proper manners.
b. he shows strength in restraining the knight.
c. he asserts himself as a brave leader.
d. he forces the knight to surrender.

The King asserts himself as a brave leader (C).

Not only is the King described as "bold," but his body language also indicates resolve: "he strides toward him and grasps him;" that is, in spite of the knight being an impressive character ("that huge man"). The King also asserts his authority and his fearlessness by noting that neither he nor any other knight "is afraid" of this character.

the second sentence is a great revision in my opinion. that would be a great topic.

explanation:

in a place once known as north america, now known as panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. every year because this very rich city, known as the capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the districts - which they do - there is something known as the hunger games! this is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in the hunger games, a live event that is aired on tv's all over panem. when katniss everdeen, aged sixteen from district 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister prim after prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in the 74th hunger games, she promises to prim that she will win! katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight.

because district 12 is so poor, katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. but this is a different kind of close to death; this katniss doesn't know if she can survive.

she doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it katniss' instinct is to survive. but when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from district 11 and only one person can survive. but who will it be? will her feelings get the better of her? will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? if katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. she's going to have to kill!