What detail does the author use to show he or she understands why schools do not have sports teams?

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London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

The famous quote "the jungle is dark but full of diamonds" could be alluding to death. question 1 options: a) true b) false