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Hal orders the exhausted team onto unsafe spring ice, but Buck has decided not to rise under the blows.
He had a vague feeling of impending doom. This had been strong upon him when he pulled in to the bank, and it had not departed from him. What of the thin and rotten ice he had felt under his feet all ...
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Narration Prompt
Write a short narration tracing how ignored evidence leads from the overloaded sled in Skaguay to Buck's refusal on the rotten ice.
Discussion Questions
- When the sled will not move in Skaguay, Hal blames lazy dogs while an onlooker notices exhaustion and frozen runners. Why does Hal trust his own explanation?
- Mercedes protests when Hal whips the dogs, yet she soon tells him to do what he thinks best. What makes her sympathy too weak to change the journey?
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Vocabulary Crossword
Item 1
A lack of maturity and experience, shown by Hal's showy confidence
Item 2
Most noticeable or important, as Hal's cartridge belt is when he first appears
Item 3
Careless and disorderly, like the family's camp and packing
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