Editing is another word for proofreading.
The answers are Linton (the family of Thrushcross Grave is called Linton) and Desire (she craves Heathcliff, but she desires the status that comes with nobility)
The person who took the most important stand was Atticus because he risked a lot to defend someone who people thought did it.
The allusion described in this passage is about the Titanic. "The boat sank quicker than the Titanic." This sentence is referencing an historical even that actually happened back in 1912 while using this as a comparison to the boat and how it sank. Hence, this type of allusion is an historical allusion (referring to an event in history).
