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The Land.

"He ride good's he look, Mister Edward?"

"He's a fine riding horse, all right," said my daddy, "but he needs training. I figure he gets that training, he could be the best around."

"Yes, suh," said Willie Thomas, stroking the stallion's forehead. "He sure got a good look to him, I know that!"



"Now, Willie," said my daddy, "I expect you to take mighty good care of this horse. I'm depending on Ghost Wind to win me more than a few races by the coming year, and I want him in the best condition possible."

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It wasn't until the next day I saw Mitchell again. "You get a whippin' for ridin' that stallion?" he asked as I made my way through the woods toward the creek.

I shook my head. "No. Just can't ride Ghost Wind anymore."

Mitchell glanced sideways at me, almost as if he felt bad about my predicament. "That bad as a whippin'?"

"Worse."

Based on their reactions in these excerpts, how does Paul’s viewpoint of the horses differ from his father’s viewpoint?

Paul feels an emotional connection to Ghost Wind, while his father mostly values Ghost Wind as a possession.
Paul does not believe that Ghost Wind should be raced, while his father believes that Ghost Wind is meant to race.
Paul thinks that it is unfair to keep Ghost Wind away from him, while his father believes that it is necessary to teach Paul a lesson.
Paul does not think that Ghost Wind needs training, while his father thinks that Ghost Wind should be trained daily.

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Answer:

a

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Answer:

The correct option is A) Paul feels an emotional connection to Ghost Wind, while his father mostly values Ghost Wind as a possession.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt above shows that Paul's father just ordered to take care of Ghost Wind because he considered the horse as a possession and wanted to earn huge money from the horse.

On the contrary, the excerpt also reflects that Paul actually cared about the horse and had an emotional connection with the horse. The excerpt also depicts that Paul was afraid to speak up to his father on the matter or to correct him.

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