In "the story of ruth," why does ruth choose to leave moab?
a.
she wants to be with naomi.
b.
she has no family in moab.
c.
her husband asks her to stay with his mother.
d.
she fears that naomi will be hurt if she leaves alone.

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?