Question 17: Fill in the blank (ii) with the most fitting response fr…

Study the conversation given below and answer the subquestions that follow by filling in the blanks with the most contextually appropriate expressions.
Son (around 8 years of age; with a puppy in his arms): Dad, (i) _____
Father (a pleasant middle-aged man): Well, who is going to feed him?
Son: I will!
Father: (ii) _____
Son: I will! I’ll do everything, Dad.
Father: You think you’re ready to do it?
Son: Yeah!
Father: Oh, I don’t know, son.
Son: He’s a good boy!
(Father sighs.)
Son: (iii) _____ He’s a retriever, Dad. He’ll fetch your slippers and the paper when it rains. Name something you want fetched; he can do it.
Mother (to father) : Ethan and I talked about this, you know. We have agreed that the dog will primarily be his responsibility.
Father: Have you now? (iv) _____
Son: Deal! Thank you, Dad!
Father: What are you going to call him?
Son: Bailey. That’s his name. (To Bailey) Bailey, (v) _____

Fill in the blank (ii) with the most fitting response from the options given below. Keep in mind the setting, the tone and the subject of the conversation, and the capacities within which the speakers are interacting.