The answer is more than likely A. present progressive form.
The sentence “Abstain from all appearance of evil” is an imperative statement. These types of sentences usually do not have a subject and their structures consist mainly on the bare verb alone. The main purpose of an imperative statement is to give commands. So, in this sentence, there is no subject and it is commanding somebody to abstain from doing something.
Answer:
B.
Explanation:
This illustrates a strict adherence to social rules. "(...)that was the way in which you wasted your time and money".
Option A doesen't have anything to do with manners.
Option C is formed by "being a gentleman". Depending the social context and it's rules, you could easily be a "gentleman" and be baptised. This is not the case.
Option D: In this excerpt there isn't a value of education over religion.
The C) narrator provides the voice of the storyteller and guides the reader through the events of the story.
Narrator is usually the protagonist, or the main character of a story, through whose point of view we find out what is happening in the novel.