(need this question answered, will give brainliest)
read the excerpt from an adaptation of "to build a fire.” the sight of the dog put a wild idea into his head. he would kill it and bury his hands in the warm body until the numbness went out of them. then he could build another fire. he spoke to the dog, calling it to him; but in his voice was a strange note of fear that frightened the animal, and it would not come. how has the man changed since the beginning of the story?
he has begun to fear the dog.
he has become desperate and agitated.
he has become emotional and sensitive.
he has begun hoping for a painless death.
p. s. i might be asking a lot of questions about this so if you want some extra points stick around.

Excerpt from “mundra” by emily t. sheets part a what is a central idea of this story? a. mundra and her mother-in-law struggle to build a relationship. b. mundra has difficulty adjusting to life after she loses her parents. c. a young woman works to do all that she can to gain acceptance from her community. d. a young woman demonstrates tremendous strength while enduring cruel treatment. part b which quotation from the story best develops the response to part a? a. “at first their death had meant little to the child for she was no longer a part of their household.” b. “at the time of mundra's wedding the people had been anxious because rain had not come and the crops were dying.” c. “"bring water," the old woman commanded fiercely and with a thrust of her foot sent the child, who had reached the door by that time, reeling in the direction of a large brass water pot which stood in a corner of the mud porch." d. “the small, dark, thin figure walked very straight because of the jar on the head, not from any sense of pride, for what had mundra to be proud of? ”