Answer:
the author argues for less government interference among the wealthy and the poor, and for an end to welfare programs
Explanation: :)
Are you referring to straight as a arrow? If so, Yes, it would be figurative language, Simile to be precise.
“Gaze at him with a spectral glare.” If they want one line, but if two lines then “and the meeting-house windows, blank and bare, Gaze at him with a spectral glare.”