A lot of the time the conflict really starts in the rising action which is where the imagery of the characters happens and you are learning about the characters.
No, it is not because he needed to eat.
I think the author chose to start the book 19 years before the main events of the story so the reader could absorb things. The author technically wanted the reader(s) to understand something before reading the real story.
Answer: B
Explanation: I just took it