The excerpt that tells the White family's uncertainty on the Major's story would be when Mr. White said:
"If the tale about the monkey's paw is not more truthful than those he has been telling us," said Herbert, as the door closed behind their guest, just in time to catch the last train, "we shan't make much out of it." This is because they are not sure what is true about the information that a stranger told them in the train.
It would be personification because they have human like characteristics. It's not simile because it would need "like" or "as" to compare two things. Hyperbole means that the statement is not meant to be taken literal. Lastly, analogy is a comparison between two things.
Answer:
A. The subjects and topics are different, and the two clauses might be pretty long.
Explanation:
If there isn't a period, the sentence might be a run on.