Answer:
D. Both 2 & 4
Explanation:
Deacon Peabody's hypocrisy is symbolized as the following information reveals: "There is a great tree, but rotted out, with ..." and "Peabody's name scored on it."
From "The Devil and Tom Walker", a short story by Washington Irving, we see that Peabody was known to be the owner of the swamp where Tom Walker meets Old Scratch. Peabody is known to have made his fortune when trading with Native Americans. Yet he was known to be rotten inside.
The tree that the stranger showed Tom was seen to be fair and flourishing outside but rotten inside. Also, on the bark of the tree the name of Deacon Peabody was scored. Peabody is known to have waxed wealthy due to the shrewd bargains he had with Indians. This actually shows how the hypocrisy of Peabody is symbolized.
B) My headache is killing me. It is not literally killing him, it is an exaggerated statement.
Plot structure is how the entire story is set up with the parts being the exposition, the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution.
The exposition is the beginning of the story where the characters, setting, background and the basics are revealed.
The rising action is where the story gets a little more bumpy and the conflict is revealed.
The climax is height of the story. This is where the characters face the issue of the story
The falling action is what happens right after the climax. This is the effect that facing the issue has had on the story. It begins to wrap up the story.
The resolution is the ending of the story. Whether it is a cliffhanger or closes all the lose ends, it end with a resolution.
