Read the excerpt from holes.

on his last day of school, his math teacher, mrs. bell, taught ratios. as an example, she chose the heaviest kid in the class and the lightest kid in the class, and had them weigh themselves. stanley weighed three times as much as the other boy. mrs. bell wrote the ratio on the board; 3: 1, unaware of how much embarrassment she had caused both of them.

what do mrs. bell’s actions tell the reader about her? hurry

a) she does not always consider the effects of her actions.
b) she has creative ideas that inspire her students to learn.
c) she considers math to be more important than kindness.
d) she is cruel and never considers the feelings of others.

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.