Question

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of “To Build a Fire.”

To build the fire he had been forced to remove his mittens, and the fingers had quickly gone numb. His pace of four miles an hour had kept his heart pumping blood to the surface of his body and to all the extremities. But the instant he stopped, the action of the pump eased down.

Which words from the excerpt provide context clues for the underlined word?

forced to remove
blood . . . of his body
instant he stopped
fingers . . . his body

Answer 1

D. fingers . . . his body

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

fingers . . . his body

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from PART 2 of To Build a Fire, it is narrated that a man in very cold weather had been walking which helped pump blood to the surface of his body but as soon as he stopped to build a fire and removed his mittens, his fingers had quickly gone numb.

The words from the excerpt that provide context clues for the underlined word is option D.