Question

which of the following quotations supports that inference that bookeen is stoic?\he said that he was a perfect wercker of a ship, could endure cold and hunger like a bear, swim like a seal, and was minutely sane and prudent.\ (paragraph 3)\a pistol could not hit him on anything, or make him fetch the birds he shot.\ (paragraph 5)\he was a true child of the wilderness.\ (paragraph 5)\he never displayed a single trace of... touching affection and devotion.\ (paragraph 5)

Explanation:

An automaton is a mechanical, unfeeling being that acts without emotion or individual thought. The quote that best reflects this is the one stating the character shows no trace of tender feeling, which matches the unemotional, machine-like nature of an automaton.

Answer:

• "He never displayed a single trace of... tender affection and devotion." (paragraph 5)