In English it means the moral or lesson of the story.
A. seems like the right answer, but honestly none of them seem correct to me.
Thomas Putnam<span> - A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, </span>Putnam<span> holds a grudge against Francis Nurse for preventing </span>Putnam's<span> brother-in-law from being elected to the office of minister. He uses the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land.</span>
Expository writing is presenting explanations, steps, or reasons in a process.
narrative is a connected written events AKA a story.
I hope I helped! :)