Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:
By mid-April, neighbours saw a daily struggle in front of Marcy’s house. Out on the sidewalk, they saw the dog pull his leash taut then stand and wait. The man would drag himself abreast of the dog, then the dog would surge out to the end of the leash and wait again. The pair set daily goals; Monday, the sixth fence post, Tuesday, the seventh fence post, Wednesday.
(a) ‘The daily struggle’ was between whom?
(b) Explain the line ‘The pair set daily goals’.
(c) ‘The man would drag himself abreast of the dog. What does the word ‘abreast’ mean here?
(a) ‘The daily struggle’ was between Hooper and his dog named Duke.
(b) Hooper and Duke fixed their target, how much to walk every day.
(c) Walking next to each other.