i think it might be the fourth one?
Answer:
At some point in the novel, Jack is symbolic for Hitler. Although Hitler was a terrible man, he knew he could manipulate people with his power.
This sentence means a character had decided upon a certain action for a problem in their head. however other characters (the peers in this example) bestowed an act of kindness or "did something nice" for this other characters in hopes that he/she would change their mind. A good example would be if you upset your parent by acting up and they said no to a sleepover. you would do chores or act kindly towards them in order to try to get them to change their mind and say yes.

<em>What is the object in the sentence’ The teacher picked up his bag and left the room’</em>

<em> </em><em> </em><em> </em><em> </em><em> </em><em> </em><u>Bag</u>
HOPE THIS HELPS^^