What is the most likely reason that mr. oakhurst shot himself? (“the outcasts of poker flat”) a. he did not want to starve to death with the rest of the party. b. he was in despair over the fate of the outcasts. c. it was his cowardly way of avoiding responsibility for his actions. d. he wanted to leave all the provisions for piney and the duchess.

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.