Answer:
A heartbeat at a time
Explanation:
This book is very similar to the dilemma you explained, hope this helps ;).
The line itself is saying that killing someone will make sure they can't hurt you, since dead men don't bite. That makes Billy's character seem like he led a rough life which is what I would answer with. He is not jovial, because that means cheerful, and the line doesn't give indication that all of Billy's friends are dead or that he doesn't like to think of the future, so I'd say answer A.
Jackolanterns were originally carved form squash not pumpkins. yes i know pumpkin is squash
Once I had to sing karoke and I was holding back, but when I began to sing my favorite song I had tons of fun!
It is either A or D because figurative language almost always means descriptive. i hope I narrowed it down enough. Good luck on getting to prom!