Question

he made out a list of virtues to show that he might actually be the mostcharacter description: he was odd, concealed, independent, kept quiet, and did many littleafter weeks through the long intricate channels and inlets, he spent most of the dull days inuninteresting as if in deep sleep, but i discovered that somehow, he always knew whatwas really good for. he seemed to meet danger and hardships without anything likean order. a hunter could never tell him on anything, or make him fetch the birds hehe flourished on it like a vegetable. though he was apparently as cold as a glacier andi guessed there must be something worthwhile hidden beneath so much courage,reminded me of a small, squat, unshakable desert cactus. he never displayed asmile that we all know, nor of their touching affection and devotion. like children, mostseemed to ask only to be left alone. he was a true child of the wilderness. his strengthi never tired of looking into them. it was like looking into a landscape, but theyseemed to give out particulars. i was accustomed to looking into the faces ofan interesting studytimid, cautious, but stickeen approached them as unhesitating as the flying clouds. hea look at it. stickeen seemed not to care for the crevasses or swift flashing streamsyears old, yet nothing seemed novel to him, nothing daunted him. he showedas if glaciers were playgrounds. his short, muffled body seemed all one skippinghe flashed across never-flying chasms six or eight feet wide. his courage waskept warning him to be careful. he had been close companions on so manyboy and understood every word.choose a word or phrase for each blank to correctly complete the sentences.the reader can infer that narrator initially felt ____ about allowing stickeen to travel to alaska. this is bestsupported by the quotation ____choose...excitedhesitantindifferent

Explanation:

1. From the text, the narrator initially views Stickeen as "odd, conceited, independent, kept quiet, and did many little things... he spent most of the dull days in seeming sleep" and notes he was "apparently as cold as a glacier", showing a lack of positive engagement, so the narrator felt indifferent.
2. The key context is the narrator's initial distant, unengaged perception of Stickeen, which aligns with the word "indifferent".

Answer:

The reader can infer that the narrator initially felt indifferent about allowing Stickeen to travel to Alaska. This is best supported by the quotation describing Stickeen as "odd, conceited, independent, kept quiet, and did many little things... he spent most of the dull days in seeming sleep" and "apparently as cold as a glacier".