The correct answer would be C. THis is because if it is written as (it's) it is a contraction for (it is).
Explanation:
was the only one present who had said nothing. For some time he had sat silent beside Bilbo's empty chair, and ignored all remarks and questions. He had enjoyed the joke, of course, even though he had been in the know.
It is a conventional symbol.
Internal conflict is within one person. So I believe that it is A. It could mean two values that a person has
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