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A
I don't know how to explain it, but the other options don't make sense. The writer says that Malloy got the award because of the creativity, so "most importantly" would be the one that makes the most sense.
Suspenseful, it's that because the story has suspense in it.
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Johnny links Dally to the Southern gentlemen in terms of courage. Dally may not have the same manners as the Southern gentlemen's but johnny says that he is as brave. Dally begins to show this when he comes face to face with his own death at the end of the book. The earlier discussion of the Southern gentlemen, shown as riding fearlessly to their deaths in war, it also can be seen as a form of foreshadowing.
