How is Burr different from the rest of the characters?

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked

What should you most consider when deciding whether an image is appropriate for your technical document?

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?