I got lots of chocolate on my birthday
From this excerpt, we can see that the theme depicted is (C) keeping up appearances in society. There is an indirect nod to theme in the first line "In reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich..."
It seems every individual wants to show that they are more affluent than they actually are, and in doing so they all purchase the same décor etc.
Answer:
The quest initiates the rising action and Percy's main conflict
Explanation:
The quest introduces Percy's conflict and is what the story centers around for most of the rest of the book.
It happens "between stefano and the colomber" but it doesn't happen right away.
It would be D An abrupt snap
