Use context clues to determine the meaning of grub stake as it is used in paragraph 5 of “Call of the Klondike." Write the definition of the word. Then
provide evidence from the paragraph to support your definition of the term and
state whether the word is being used correctly in the excerpt. Consult a print or
an online dictionary to find the pronunciation of the word and to verify its part of
speech and definition. Examine how the use of “grub stake” has changed over
time. Does it have the same meaning now that it had during the time of the
Klondike Gold Rush? If not, how might it be used today?

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements. it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom. oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs. it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable

Which word best describes the white rabbit in the passage?

Is directly communicated and requires little interpretation