Why do you think Leota and Mrs. Fletcher spanked Billy at the end for eating her peanuts? Were they angry about the
peanuts, or did he represent something bigger for them? How did it make the women feel when they were through?
Give your answer in 150 words, using evidence from the story for support.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.