Yay I have double ear piercing now :P

Above all the brochure emphasizes the merrimack valley' a. cultural attractions b. rich history c. scenery d. family attractions

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence

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?