Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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ready for this planet," decided the tree named Ashlew, "you're it, Sonny! Hang on there while I signal the Life Kolin sensed a lack of direct attention. The rustle noticed his hands shaking. "Don't know what got into me, talking that way to a tree," he muttered. "If Yrtok snapped out of it and heard, I'm as good as re-personalized right now." As he brooded upon the sorry choice of arousing a Peter Kolin had to admit that search by hiding where he his little command, less two third-class ration keepers thought to have been trapped emergency, give even the appearance "I don't know," said Kolin. on parade. Kolin made himself even a cloud." Silenced but doubting, Kolin permitted himself to try the dream on for size. He considered what form might most easily escape the notice of search parties and thought Kolin rebelliously. his musings: mere hope of escape the outburst that had defined his fuming hatred for Haurtoz. I'd better watch myself! he was unsatisfying after Prudently, he did not express this resentment overtly. that never fights is bad His well-schooled features revealed no trace of the idea—or thought. You know why they don't?" "Why?" wheezed Ashlew. "They're scared that without talk of war, and scouting was likely to result in a siege complete loyalty to the state Kolin had heard of instances of treatment that left the subject intentions to harbor treasonable thoughts. moment. Kolin felt the branches stir meditatively. Then Ashlew offered a suggestion. "I could tell the Life your side of it," he hissed. "Once Kolin permitted himself to an attitude could arouse paced up and down beside the ration crate turned up to serve him as a field desk. He scowled in turn, impartially, at his watch and at the weary stewards of his headquarters Kolin found himself in a the hostile plots of Earth and the latter's decadent colonies. of orders as he glared at the rocky ridges surrounding He was so intent upon planning greetings with which to favor the tardy scouting parties would go without. Kolin that he failed to notice the loose cloud drifting over stare measured them. Yrtok, a dark, lean-faced haze. Close examination would have revealed it to be the ridge. made up of myriads of tiny followed, and Kolin brought the men as if taking intelligent advantage of the breeze. One of Chief Slichow's staggering flunkies, stealing a few seconds of relaxation wandered into the haze. He froze. After a few heartbeats, he Kolin shared their sense of isolation. They would be out of sight of authority and responsible for their own actions. It was a strange sensation. Unit One." Throughout the cloud of spores, the mind formerly known as Peter Kolin congratulated itself upon its For all Kolin could tell, he Nearer to the original shape of the Life than Ashlew choice of form. , he thought. He paused to consider the state of the tree named Ashlew, half immortal but rooted to one spot, unable to float on a breeze or through space itself got Especially, it was unable to insinuate any part of itself into the control center of another form of life, as a second spore was taking charge of the body of Chief Slichow at that very instant. on the pressure of light. There are not enough men thought Kolin. Some of me must drift through the airlock. and Kolin agreed. on a low shrub. Kolin misgiving. could it?" he chuckled to the companion unit called Security Mind!" END it looked dark and impenetrable. "We'd better explore along more aware of the the edge," decided Yrtok. "Ammet, now is the time to go back and tell the Chief Transcriber's Note: clouds and atmospheric haze. Kolin looked over his shoulder. Fifty meters away, Ammet sat beside the bush with the purple berries, utterly relaxed. him a doped appearance. Kolin a somber, brooding grayness. to Yrtok. For some reason, he had trouble attracting her attention. Then he noticed that she As he reached her, whatever and the others were isolated Yrtok was examining came to life and scooted into of greenish fur. All Kolin the underbrush with a flash legs too many. He pulled Yrtok to her feet. She pawed at him weakly, eyes as vacant as Ammet's. in a world bounded by the saw was that it had several When he let go in sudden the ground. She lay comfortably dreamily, Kolin backed away. The corners of his mouth felt oddly stiff they had involuntarily drawn back to expose his clenched teeth. He glanced warily about, but nothing appeared to threaten him. "It's time to end this scout," he told himself. "It's dangerous. One good look and I'm At first, Kolin saw no way, "I should have brought Yrtok's radio," he muttered. snapped out of her spell by then. Funny … I wonder if Kolin progressed rapidly. one knee over a branch and paused to wipe sweat from his eyes. Peering down, he discovered Kolin, slipping, grabbed His fingers clutched a handful of twigs and leaves, which just barely supported him until the other hand. The branch quivered resentfully under him. "Careful, there!" whooshed the eerie voice. "It took me all summer to grow those!" Kolin could feel the skin crawling along his backbone. "Who laughter gave him a distinct chill despite its suggestion of amiability. "Name's Johnny Ashlew. Kinda thought you'd start with what I am. Didn't figure Kolin looked about, seeing told himself in a reasonable tone. "It's bad enough that the other two passed out without me going space happy too." "What's your hurry?" demanded the voice. "I can talk to you just as easy all the way down, you know. Airholes in Kolin examined the bark of out I could be anything I wanted." Kolin, testing the firmness of "Just what I said," continued the voice, sounding closer in his ear as his cheek brushed the ridged bark I do have to remind you, it would be nicer if you said 'Mr. Ashlew,' considering my age." "Your age? How old—?" that settled it. Sonny, this world ain't all it looks like." "It isn't, Mr. Ashlew?" asked Kolin, twisting about in an effort to see what the "Nope. Most everything here is run by the Life—that control. That's the outskirts of it down below." "The other trees? That jungle?" with the others from the Arcturan Spark , the planet the windy whisper. " He have seen his looks before the Life got in touch with his mind and set up a mental field to help him change form. He looks twice as good as a vine!" Kolin politely. He groped for "Well … matter of fact, I can't get through to him much, even with the Life's mental field helping. Guess he started living with a different way of thinking. It burns me. I thought of being a tree, and then he came along to take advantage of it!" Kolin braced himself securely him. "You ought to let me tell you how the Life helps you change form. You they saw on other planets." "I wouldn't want to do that, Mr. Ashlew." "There's just one thing. The Life don't like taking "Listen!" Kolin blurted hours a day, asleep or awake. You get scared to sleep for fear you might dream Suddenly, Kolin found himself desperation of having no worlds was agonizing to imagine. Somehow, Kolin heard opinions spouting out which he had prudently kept bottled up for years. The more he talked and stormed and complained, the more relaxed he felt.

<question>:
What is the most likely explanation for why Kolin's anger is so extreme?

<options>:
A He is known to be irritable and have mood swings.
B He had been holding in anger and his captain's reaction was the last straw.
C He was under the effects of the purple berries.
D His mind is being controlled by Ashlew.

<answer>:

B