Answer: A. She wants to talk to her mom about her worries and is hesitant to approach her. 
The poem "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde is meant to give us a glimpse into a teenage girl's mind. The author jumps from one thought to the next in a desperate fashion. The thoughts seem unrelated and scrambled, but they are all concerned with topics that would worry a fourteen year old. The style is meant to give us the feeling of confusion and worry that is common among teenagers.
However, at the end of each nervous train of thought, the girl notices her mother is in the bedroom with the door closed. It implies that she would like some help, and she would like to turn to her mother. But there is some slight difficulty, which is the closed door. However, the obstacle is not difficult enough to put her off the idea completely, which is why she keeps noticing it. This ambivalence leaves her in a constant state of hesitation, but she does not approach her mother in the end.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Questions pertaining to "What is the ultimate reality?" (e.g. "what happens after this life?" "Is this all there is?")
Plato believed life was like "shadows on a wall," in that it is virtually impossible to know anything outside of what our physical senses relay to us.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
He is getting what he always wanted. 
Explanation:
This quote means that he exchanges what he does not want for something he does. Blindness means that you are lacking sight. Poverty means you are lacking money. Exchanging one for the other means you are getting out of a position of lack and stepping into abundance. You are gaining what you did not have previously. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
The entire ship's crew is vulnerable and scared, and Rainsford is saying it's all just imagination but everyone is susceptible