In "to build a fire", which example best reflects the main external conflict of the story?

a. the encounter between the old timer and the man
b. the hostility between the man and the dog
c. the opposing emotions of the man near the end of the story
d. the conflict of the man's animal nature and his spiritual nature

which internal conflict does the man experience toward the end of the story?
a. terror versus faith
b. reality versus hope
c. sorrow versus stoicism
d. regret versus rage