This is speculation, so please get a second opinion.
I think it's c, because the adults, in this passage, are teaching children how to behave, and therefore a and b are ruled out. d could have possibly been one, but I think that it would not be, because the adults are not explicitly setting clear examples for their children.
Again, you should get a second answer before you answer this.
Synonym = same.
Synonyms for the word store (meaning to keep)
Stock, cache, hoard, reserve, stockpile, bank.
Synonyms for the word store (where to buy)
Megastore, chain store, shop, general store, market, boutique.
Are you going based on an article?
The figurative language is “like a ball”. It’s an simile since he’s comparing the fall to a rolling ball. Well he’s comparing the way he fell like an ball rolling down the stairs.
the word howls is used like this "the wind howls"