Question

instructions read the question carefully and select the best answer. which meaning of lodge most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt? in all my time in the woods, in the wondrous dance of it, i have many times seen predators fail. as a matter of fact, they usually fail. i once saw a beaver come out of a hole on the ice near his lodge in the middle of winter and stand off four wolves. he sustained one small bite on his tail and inflicted terrible damage with his teeth on the wolves, killing one and wounding the other three. i have seen rabbits outwit foxes and watched red squirrels tease matters and get away with it, but this time it was not to be. a. noun | a branch or meeting place of an organization b. noun | a small house typically at the gates of a park or in the yard of an estate c. verb | to present a formal complaint or appeal to authorities d. verb | to make or become firmly fixed or embedded in a location

Explanation:

The excerpt describes a beaver's lodge as a structure (a hole on ice near the middle of winter) where the beaver stays. Option B defines a lodge as a small house (like a beaver's dwelling) typically at park gates or estate yards, matching the context. A is about an organization's meeting place, C is a verb for complaints, D is a verb for fixing—neither fits.

Answer:

B. noun | a small house typically at the gates of a park or in the yard of an estate