Question

What is the meaning of this excerpt?

Reread this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.
An oath from Perrault, the resounding impact of a club
upon a bony frame, and a shrill yelp of pain, heralded the
breaking forth of pandemonium. The camp was
suddenly discovered to be alive with skulking furry
forms,-starving huskies, four or five score of them,
who had scented the camp from some Indian village.
They had crept in while Buck and Spitz were fighting,
and when the two men sprang among them with stout
clubs they showed their teeth and fought back. They
were crazed by the smell of the food. Perrault found one
with head buried in the grub-box.
O Perrault is fighting stray dogs that have invaded the
campsite looking for food.
O Perrault is punishing members of his dogsled team
for their aggressive acts.
Perrault is reprimanding his dogsled team for stealing
scraps of food.
O Perrault is feeding wild dogs and training them for
work on his team.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

An oath from Perrault, the resounding impact of a club upon a bony frame, and a shrill yelp of pain, heralded the breaking forth of pandemonium. The camp was suddenly discovered to be alive with skulking furry forms,—starving huskies, four or five score of them, who had scented the camp from some Indian village. They had crept in while Buck and Spitz were fighting, and when the two men sprang among them with stout clubs they showed their teeth and fought back. They were crazed by the smell of the food. Perrault found one with head buried in the grub-box.

it is A because a says

Perrault is fighting stray dogs that have invaded the campsite looking for food.

The bold words on the top have exactly what it says . Also all the other answers dont make sense, Hope this helped!

Answer 2

The meaning of this excerpt is:

A. Perrault is fighting stray dogs that have invaded the campsite looking for food.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an excerpt from "The Call of the Wild", by author Jack London.

There are some clues in the passage that help us find the correct answer. Let's highlight them:

An oath from Perrault, the resounding impact of a club upon a bony frame, and a shrill yelp of pain, heralded the breaking forth of pandemonium. The camp was suddenly discovered to be alive with skulking furry forms,—starving huskies, four or five score of them, who had scented the camp from some Indian village. They had crept in while Buck and Spitz were fighting, and when the two men sprang among them with stout clubs they showed their teeth and fought back. They were crazed by the smell of the food. Perrault found one with head buried in the grub-box.

The bolded parts highlight the clues we need. Stray dogs, four or five of them, could smell the food that was kept in the camp. They crept in and, upon being discovered, were attacked by Perrault with a club.