Read the excerpt from Gulliver’s Travels, which describes what transpires after six men mistreat Gulliver.
But the colonel ordered six of the ringleaders to be seized, and thought no punishment so proper as to deliver them bound into my hands; which some of his soldiers accordingly did, pushing them forward with the butt-ends of their pikes into my reach. I took them all in my right hand, put five of them into my coat-pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a countenance as if I would eat him alive. The poor man squalled terribly, and the colonel and his officers were in much pain, especially when they saw me take out my penknife: but I soon put them out of fear; for, looking mildly, and immediately cutting the strings he was bound with, I set him gently on the ground, and away he ran.
How do Gulliver’s actions affect the Lilliputians’ opinion of him?
(A) They view Gulliver’s actions as suspicious, which encourages them to treat him with less kindness and leniency.
(B) They view Gulliver’s actions as weak, since he has shown he lacks the qualities of a strong leader.
(C) They view Gulliver’s actions as offensive, since he has openly refused the colonel’s gift.
(D) They view Gulliver’s actions as noble, which encourages them to treat him with more kindness and leniency.