Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Collecting Kudzu Vine He went away to collect kudzu vine. One day's absence is as long as three months. He went away to collect wormwood. One day's absence is as long as three seasons. He went away to collect moxa. One day's absence is as long as three years.

Based on this poem from Book of Songs, it can be inferred that the narrator . (A. misses the man deeply when he goes away (B. enjoys time apart from the man (C. does not notice the absence of the man (D. sends the man away often to collect things

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.