<span>-A flat field could easily be used for farming.
</span><span>-Today, many people like thatched cottages.
</span>-Hills and mountains made travel difficult.
These three statements are directly said in the passage, while the other options might just be implied through inference.
A possible theme i believe is the nature of marriage from what ive seen, its a main importance
I believe the answer is D. In the end of the excerpt, Hans holds his claim paper in the air and grinned...