The way Ghost Wind had pulled back, I feared a ligament might be torn or even his leg fractured. "He all right?" asked Mitchell, on his feet now. Without looking at him, I shook my head. "Don't know.

The way Ghost Wind had pulled back, I feared a ligament might be torn or even his leg fractured.

"He all right?" asked Mitchell, on his feet now.

Without looking at him, I shook my head. "Don't know. We got to get him back to the barn."

"Your daddy's gonna kill me," he said solemnly, yet with no fear in his voice, just a voice of matter of fact. "Course now, my daddy get t' me first, he'll do it. Don't blame him this time if he do, though, 'cause he's gonna lose his job sure once your daddy see that horse."

Which part of this excerpt shows intrinsic motivation?

A. Mitchell is afraid that his father will punish him.

B. Mitchell is afraid that Paul’s father will punish him.

C. Mitchell is worried that he has hurt Ghost Wind.

D. Mitchell is worried about getting back to the barn.