Question

note: jo march and her husband run a boarding school called plumfield, where they take in boys considered \difficult\ or \unruly,\ and provide them with an unconventional education that emphasizes both academics and character development.
excerpt from little men: \taming the colt\
by louisa may alcott
1 \what in the world is that boy doing?\ said mrs. jo to herself, as she watched dan running round the half-mile triangle. he was all alone, and seemed possessed by some strange desire to run himself into a fever. . . after several rounds, he tried leaping walls, and turning somersaults up the avenue, and finally dropped down on the grass before the door as if exhausted.
2 \are you training for a race, dan?\ asked mrs. jo, from the window where she sat.
he looked up quickly, and stopped panting to answer, with a laugh,
o, im only working off my steam.\
3 \cant you find a cooler way of doing it . . . in such warm weather?\ said mrs. jo, laughing also.
4 \cant help it. i must run somewhere,\ answered dan, with such an odd expression in his restless eyes. . .
5 \is plumfield getting too narrow for you?\
6 \i wouldnt mind if it was a little bigger. i like it though, only the fact is the devil gets into me sometimes, and then i do want to bolt.\
7 the words seemed to come against his will, for he looked sorry the minute they were spoken, and seemed to think he deserved a reproof for his ingratitude.
8 \i know all about it,\ she added aloud. \it is not the devil, as you call it, but the very natural desire of all young people for liberty. i used to feel just so, and once, i really did think for a minute that i would bolt.\
9 \why didnt you?\ said dan.
10 \i knew it was foolish, and love for my mother kept me at home.\
11 \i wont go, if i can help it, but every now and then i feel as if i must burst out somehow. i want to run straight ahead somewhere, to smash something, or pitch into somebody. . .\
12 \well, dan, run if you must, but dont run very far, and come back to me soon. . .\
13 he was rather taken aback by this unexpected permission to play truant, and somehow it seemed to lessen his desire to go.
14 \i wont go yet awhile, and ill give you fair warning before i bolt. thats fair, isnt it?\
15 \yes, we will let it stand so. now, i want to see if i cant find some way for you to work off your steam better. . . what can we invent?\
16 \how would you like to be my express-man?\ she said, as a sudden thought popped into her head.
17 \go into town, and do the errands?\ asked dan, looking interested at once.
18 \id like it ever so much, only i must go alone and do it all myself. i dont want any of the other fellows bothering round,\ said dan . . . putting on business airs already.
3 how does the setting of the boarding school make it possible for mrs. jo to influence dan?
○ a. mrs. jo has authority over dan and can assign him tasks for the school.
○ b. the rural setting of the school and mrs. jos guidance provide opportunities for dan to work off his energy outdoors.
○ c. the schools open and flexible environment encourages dan to confide in mrs. jo about his feelings.
○ d. mrs. jo can monitor dans behavior because of the close - knit community at the school.

Explanation:

The boarding school setting allows Mrs. Jo to have authority over Dan and assign him tasks. This is because in a boarding school environment, she has a position of responsibility and influence over the students. The close - knit community aspect (implied by the boarding school) gives her the power to monitor and direct Dan's behavior.

Answer:

A. Mrs. Jo has authority over Dan and can assign him tasks for the school.