Question

The final paragraph (lines 76-87) suggests that the bear path mentioned in lines 51-52 is significant because it

• A. foreshadows the arrival of a benevolent character from Tanaina folklore
• B. suggests an alarming alternative to crossing the river
• C. marks the boundary of the beavers natural surroundings
• D. explains the porcupine womans fear of unfamiliar territory
• E. poses a new peril for the porcupine woman

Answer 1

The correct option is E poses a new peril for the porcupine woman

The porcupine women kills the beaver but she herself ends up exhausted with no more quills, that is, basically defenseless on the bear path- a path of a predator. In this context, the "bear path" in question is significant because it presents a new peril for the porcupine woman. Thus E is the answer.