I'm not sure if these are the examples you're looking for but you got pseudo listening, stage-hogging, selective listening, insulated listening, defensive listening, ambushing, and insensitive listening.
A time I fell victim to ineffective listening was when I was explaining to a family member about something that had been going on in my life recently. As they began to give advice I'd realized they were only hearing selectively and used what I said and what it came to what they chose not to hear they made up a story in their head. The barrier present was that they were focused on something else other than what I had to say. The result was a lecture to the person and bad advice.
The answer is A, because the protagonist is the main character, and that's what Rider is. The other answers don't really make sense in terms of the role he plays in the story.
