Steps you must complete before you start your skeleton outline are:
developed a thesis statement
interviewed an expert
gathered information
organized the main points

organized the main points

Explanation:

The steps that you must complete before you start the skeleton sketch are to organize the main points, so your sketch will be organized and will contain the information that is really relevant and important to a good skeleton outline.

the answer is option 1

explanation:

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.