Unit Exam: On Our Way Listen Read the passage from "Husky-Wolf Dog of the North." [The husky) is also an actor of no mean ability, concealing the most nefarious designs under the innocent exterior of a newborn lamb. In the old days, before the discovery of the Klondike, the men who freighted grub from Circle City to Birch Creek were wont to charge ten cents per pound more for bacon than for any other merchandise. And even then, so great was the responsibility, they reckoned that they lost on the transaction. What can be inferred from this passage? a. the men had to keep more food for the Huskies because if the dogs made a long distance delivery they would be especially hungry

b. the men had to watch the huskies very closely because even if the dogs seemed blameless they still stale and ate the bacon the men were hauling if the dogs had a chance

c. the men charged more to transport bacon because they knew the miners in the other camps would pay a higher price to feed their dogs

d. the men charged more to transport bacon because they knew the Huskies would need to run fast to deliver it before it spoiled