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Try to find a new girl and you will forget the old one
Economy in english, oikonomos in greek
The correct answer is B.
The men know his name before they have been introduced. They have been watching the chase on TV and have been expecting Montag to show up.
They give him a drink that helps him escape the Hound, and the Hound eventually gets someone else, allowing everyone to think it was Montag.
Conflict is the base of the story. Without conflict, the story has no plot, the characters don't experience anything, and there isn't really any developments at all. As for the second question, I think that's your own opinion.