Question

Read the excerpt from "Close Encounters of the Bear Kind."

The blinding glare of spring sunlight glinting off the snow makes it tough to make out where the bear is in the hole. John crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside. With a startled look, he pulls back and whips the sleeping bag over the hole. The black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance. John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer.


Which detail from the text best supports the inference that John is afraid of a bear attack?


"The black bear inside is not only awake; its head is right at the entrance." "John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer."


"John crouches down, shades his eyes with his hands and puts his face close to peer inside."

Answer 1

"John hopes the sleeping bag will keep the den dark and the bear calm a bit longer."

Step-by-step explanation:

In the paragraph, John crouches in the den and is trying to see if there is a bear in the den or not. To his surprise, the bear is not only just in the den but is also awake and his head is at the entrance. So, he pulled back and whips the whole of the den with his sleeping bag. He whipped the sleeping bag because he was afraid that the bear might attack him. He hopes that this act might keep the den in dark and the bear calm for some more time.

So, the answer is when John is hoping that the sleeping bag will be able to keep the den in dark and bear calm.