The significance is that he wasn't willing to let go of his chances of trying again. "They dragged Robert out the door, knees stiff, feet dragging."
You know when is what when you find where
It was called the Weimer Republic. It was a democratic republic resembling (somewhat) the same sort of government the United States has. It failed for a number of reasons.
The first and most important was that the German population felt they had been sold down the drain. They felt that their government had failed them the moment the Versailles treaty was signed. There were many riots and uprisings that happened during the Republic. It was chaotic in Germany and unstable.
This anger that people felt had all the earmarks of "DO SOMETHING" and do it now. That psychology led to the rise of Hitler, although it was slow in coming. The treaty of Versailles had to be rewritten a couple of times simply because Germany was not paying. The terms were just too steep, but even if they were much more lenient, it wouldn't have made much difference. Germany was just too angry internally.
I would pick the last one, but it is awfully simplistic.
Answer:
the answer is A
Explanation:
just find out how tall they all are and lay them down head to feet to each other