Question

by jack london
\what that dog needs is space,\ steve said the
second day. \lets maroon him.\
we did, running the boat in at caribou crossing
for him to jump ashore. two of the other dogs,
good dogs, followed him; and we lost two whole
days trying to find them. we never saw those two
dogs again; but the quietness and relief we
enjoyed made us decide, like the man who
refused his hundred and fifty, that it was cheap at
the price. for the first time in months steve and i
laughed and whistled and sang. we were as
happy as clams. the dark days were over. the
nightmare had been lifted. that spot was gone.
three weeks later, one morning, steve and i
were standing on the river bank at dawson. a
small boat was just arriving from lake bennett. i
saw steve give a start, and heard him say
something that was not nice and that was not
under his breath. then i looked; and there, in the
bow of the boat, with ears pricked up, sat spot.

which is the best objective summary of this
excerpt?
(1 point)
in this hilarious episode, indicative of
jack londons comedy skill, spot
mysteriously frees himself from an
island exile and gets the narrator in
trouble with the police.
steve was known for his cruelty to
animals.
steve and the narrator tried to strand
spot on an island, but somehow he
found them again, even in a large
settlement.
spot was a supernatural beast, he
looked like a dog but had otherworldly
powers.

Explanation:

The text describes Spot as a dog with extraordinary abilities (ears picked up, sat at the bow of the boat). The narrator and Steve had adventures with Spot, including losing and finding dogs, and Spot's disappearance (nightmare had been lifted. That Spot was gone). Spot's behavior and the events around it suggest it was not an ordinary dog but had otherworldly aspects.

Answer:

Spot looked like a dog but had otherworldly powers.