Part A In "A Literature of Place," what relationship does the author suggest between modern life and nature writing?
A. The further people live from nature, the less they want to read about it.

B. The more people learn about nature, the happier they are with modern life.
C. The true subject of modern nature writing is the loss of connection with nature,
D. Modern nature writing focuses not on the natural world but on human nature.

Which detail from "to build a fire" best supports the idea that most of the real yukon prospectors had little experience for surviving in cold weather? it happened. it was his own fault or, rather, his mistake. he should not have built the fire under the spruce tree. there was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame. he would have to build a fire and dry out his footgear. this was imperative at that low temperature—he knew that much. the flame he got by touching a match to a small shred of birch bark that he took from his pocket.

Read the excerpt from heart of a samurai. the water was so clear, he could see straight to the bottom. a snail was making a path like a shiny ribbon slowly unfurling on the sand. what does the author use the most precise words to describe in the excerpt? the water’s movement the water the snail the snail’s path

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?