________ 1. John Thornton along with his partners, Buck, and six other dogs were able to journey into the east in search of a fabled lost mine because

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(A) Buck had earned sixteen hundred dollars for Thornton,
(B) Thornton was confident that he and Buck could succeed where others had failed,
(C) Thornton used part of the money Buck had won to purchase a map he believed to be authentic.

________ 2. Many men had sought the fabled lost mine, few found it, and
(A) the stories of its location changed over time so that no one really knew where to search,
(B) John Thornton was unafraid of the wild and certain he could find the treasure,
(C) more than a few men never returned from their quest to possess its riches.

________ 3. To Buck the trip was
(A) a reminder of the hardships of his recent past,
(B) a boundless delight of hunting, fishing, and wandering through strange places,
(C) an experience much like his life on Judge Miller’s estate.

________ 4. Sometimes Buck
(A) sat before the fire at night resisting the urge to follow his visions into the forest to hunt with the wild things that lived there,
(B) left the camp to run through the forest and open spaces seeking the mysterious something that called, looking for it as if it were a tangible thing,
(C) thought he could catch a glimpse of the short-legged hairy man bounding through the forest.

________ 5. When Buck pursued the timber wolf whose howling awakened him and drew him into the forest, the animal
(A) turned and attacked Buck the moment he spotted him in the clearing,
(B) ran from Buck’s friendly overtures and disappeared into a thicket of trees and tangled underbrush,
(C) realized after being pursued by Buck that the dog, three times his size, intended no harm and finally sniffed noses with him.

Answer 1

Here are the most coherent choices for each statement:

1. (C) Thornton used part of the money Buck had won to purchase a map he believed to be authentic.

2. (C) more than a few men never returned from their quest to possess its riches.

3. (B) a boundless delight of hunting, fishing, and wandering through strange places.

4. (B) left the camp to run through the forest and open spaces seeking the mysterious something that called, looking for it as if it were a tangible thing.

5. (B) ran from Buck’s friendly overtures and disappeared into a thicket of trees and tangled underbrush.

These answers provide a clear and logical progression of the narrative regarding Buck's experiences and the pursuit of the lost mine.