Which passages from White Fang provide explicit or implicit support for the statement that the sled was carrying a coffin?

Question

Select all that apply.

White Fang

Responses

The sled was without runners. It was made of stout birch-bark, and its full surface rested on the snow. The front end of the sled was turned up, like a scroll, in order to force down and under the bore of soft snow that surged like a wave before it.
The sled was without runners. It was made of stout birch-bark, and its full surface rested on the snow. The front end of the sled was turned up, like a scroll, in order to force down and under the bore of soft snow that surged like a wave before it.

In advance of the dogs, on wide snowshoes, toiled a man. At the rear of the sled toiled a second man. On the sled, in the box, lay a third man whose toil was over, —a man whom the Wild had conquered and beaten down until he would never move nor struggle again.
In advance of the dogs, on wide snowshoes, toiled a man. At the rear of the sled toiled a second man. On the sled, in the box, lay a third man whose toil was over, —a man whom the Wild had conquered and beaten down until he would never move nor struggle again.

On the sled, securely lashed, was a long and narrow oblong box. There were other things on the sled – blankets, an axe, and a coffee-pot and frying-pan; but prominent, occupying most of the space, was the long and narrow oblong box.
On the sled, securely lashed, was a long and narrow oblong box. There were other things on the sled – blankets, an axe, and a coffee-pot and frying-pan; but prominent, occupying most of the space, was the long and narrow oblong box.

At the fall of darkness they swung the dogs into a cluster of spruce trees on the edge of the waterway and made a camp. The coffin, at the side of the fire, served for seat and table.

Answer 1

The passages that provide explicit or implicit support for the statement that the sled was carrying a coffin are:

1. "On the sled, securely lashed, was a long and narrow oblong box. There were other things on the sled – blankets, an axe, and a coffee-pot and frying-pan; but prominent, occupying most of the space, was the long and narrow oblong box."

   • This passage explicitly mentions a "long and narrow oblong box," which could be interpreted as a coffin.

2. "At the fall of darkness they swung the dogs into a cluster of spruce trees on the edge of the waterway and made a camp. The coffin, at the side of the fire, served for seat and table."

   • This passage explicitly refers to a "coffin," clearly supporting the notion that the sled was carrying a coffin.

The other passages don't directly indicate that the sled was carrying a coffin, so they do not support the statement as clearly as the ones selected above.