How does Craig grow over the course of the narrative?

Craig develops more self-confidence in his ability to handle a challenge.

Craig learns that there are other, more exciting options for his future.

Craig learns that studying something one is passionate about is fun.

Craig becomes a better friend to Maya at the end of the narrative.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” to build the fire he had been forced to remove his mittens, and the fingers had quickly gone numb. his pace of four miles an hour had kept his heart pumping blood to the surface of his body and to all the extremities. but the instant he stopped, the action of the pump eased down. which words from the excerpt provide context clues for the underlined word?