Based on the given excerpt above, I can say that the what the carp represents here are DEATH and INNOCENCE. Death here refers to how the twenty-pound carp was being treated and innocence refers to the teachers and boarding students who tasted the carp. This excerpt is actually from Yun Wang's "The Carp" and this lyric poem reflects his bad experiences from his father, such as imprisonment and torture.
C.He dies when lightning struck the tent he was performing in
I hope this helps 1). Stay neutral - avoid foreign entanglements. (Europe was his immediate concern here)
2). Good governments are based on religion and morals
3). Political parties are dangerous and divisive. He insisted upon the importance of unity and the dangers of sectionalism. He stated the importance of the Constitution, warned of the threat of political factions and the danger of constitutional amendments designed to weaken the central government .
The third one is the correct answer