Question

read the sentence from the passage.

then, with knife in hand, the master ran after the guest, crying: \just one, just one,\ meaning leave one chicken, but the guest thought he was to give up one ear and ran with fire burning under him, so to keep both.
what does the narrator mean when he says the guest
an with fire burning under him\?

a. running fast has caused the guest to become very hot and tired.

b. the guest is so mad at the master that he is red in the face.

c. the guest is so scared that he is running away as fast as he can.

d. fire from the roasting chickens has caused the guest’s pants to burn.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context. The master is chasing with a knife, and the guest misinterprets it as wanting an ear. So the guest is scared and runs fast. Option A is wrong as it's not about tiredness from running fast. Option B is wrong as there's no anger. Option D is wrong as there's no fire from roasting chickens. Option C fits the fear - based fast running.

Answer:

C. The guest is so scared that he is running away as fast as he can.