Which is the most likely reason that Jonas puts Gabriel against his bare chest?

He wants to give the baby a rest.

He wants to share his body heat with Gabriel.

He wants to quiet Gabriel's whimpering.

He wants to share Gabriel's blanket.

the passage is again from "the giver" n the ans is h e wants to share his body heat with Gabriel.

The passage is "Gabriel, wrapped in his inadequate blanket, was hunched, shivering, and silent in his little seat.

Jonas stopped the bike wearily, lifted the child down, and realized with heartbreak how cold and weak Gabe had become. Standing in the freezing mound that was thickening around his numb feet, Jonas opened his own tunic, held Gabriel to his bare chest"

So he wants to share his body heat with Gabriel.