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Question #2

At the start of the chapter, the author notes that the day "began auspiciously" for the group of travelers.

Which two phrases from paragraph 1 most help the reader determine the meaning of "auspiciously"?

"they had lost no dogs during the night"

"they swung out upon the trail"

"into the silence, the darkness, and the cold"

"with spirits that were fairly light"

"they overturned the sled"

"on a piece of bad trail"