Why does the third fire go out? A. The snow from the tree branches falls on the fire. B. The man can't find enough wood to keep it burning. C. The man is unable to control his hands and snuffs it out. D. The dog gets frightened and kicks snow over the flame.

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Kristopher Flores

3 October, 08:13

Why does the third fire go out? A. The snow from the tree branches falls on the fire. B. The man can't find enough wood to keep it burning. C. The man is unable to control his hands and snuffs it out. D. The dog gets frightened and kicks snow over the flame.

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Tristan Ramos · Answer 1

Hello. You forgot to talk about what story this question is related to. The question refers to "To Build A Fire" by Jack London

Answer:

C. The man is unable to control his hands and snuffs it out.

Explanation:

The protagonist of the story is walking in a place with a very low temperature, it is extremely cold and he needs fire to keep warm, or he will not be able to move on. For this reason, this man accumulates some materials that can burn, joins them and tries to cause a small fire, a type of fire, however he has a lot of difficulty making the material catch fire because his hands are frozen and they always put out the fire. based on this, we can conclude that the third fire goes out because man is unable to control his hands.

Valentina Fisher · Answer 2

C. The man is unable to control his hands and snuffs it ou

Explanation:

The unnamed man, protagonist from the story "To Build a Fire", has succeeded in lightening the first and the second fire on his adventure to cross Yukon wilderness at below-zero temperatures. He is accompanied by no one but a dog on this adventure. When the time to light a third fire comes, his hands have got frosbitten to keep it burning. The man has managed to light it, but as he knows he will not be able to handle the matches to light it again, he spreads it - snuffs it - out and the fire, finally, goes out.