Question

finally, when nadar - cha approached again, hottah commanded ithenhiela to fling the tree branch, from which grew a mighty forest that reached all the way to the tase - yukon river. when hottah and ithenhiela had traversed the river, nadar - cha delayed only briefly by the forest, caught up with them from the opposite side. he implored hottah to help him cross, and hottah acquiesced. but midway through, hottah threw the contemptible nadar - cha into the rolling river. when hottah reached the riverbank, he explained that his own journey had now ended, but ithenhiela, by steadfastly following the river, ithenhiela would reach a great tipi, the home of kennada, the old man. and so... what does acquiesced mean as it is used on page 5? options: negotiated, acknowledged, complied, disputed

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "acquiesced", we analyze the context. Nalbar - Cha implored Hottah to help him cross the river, and then "but midway through, Hottah threw...". So Hottah initially agreed (acquiesced) to help. "Complied" means to follow a request or command, which matches the context of Hottah agreeing to help at first. "Negotiated" involves discussion for agreement, "acknowledged" is just recognizing, and "disputed" is disagreeing, which don't fit.

Answer:

complied