12- The correct answer is D.
This passage explains that, as people grew richer, they also grew worried of becoming poor. Therefore, they deviced a plan in which they would pay the poor to steal for them. This way, they would become richer, and the poor would be even poorer.
This explains that society does not reward those who are good and perform good deed, but those who take advatange of their situations and the people around them.
13- The correct answer is C.
The narrator's grandfather's meticulousness in counting and writing down each pfenning he was awarded, contrast greately with how easily the Beeks give away expensive things, such as coffee, tabaco and beer.
14- The correct answer is B.
From this excerpt we can deduce that the narrator's brother has behavioural problems. In order to cope with his rage, he needed to drive at a very high velocity, wich eventually caused him to lose his license due to his speeding violations.
15- The correct answer is D.
The conflict portrayed in this passage is man vs himself because the speaker has an internal dispute.
Even though he feels pleased with his ability of self-denial, he also finds himself very tempted to break the commandment and transgress.
