He's trying to explain what exactly motivated him, particularly in the second paragraph. It was none of the things that would motivate someone to commit murder. Gain of any kind was out of the question. Feelings were not the motive. Nothing the old man had motivated him.
It was just his eye. So he's in a battle with himself. (That's the first answer).
We are leading up to something and we need to have a background. This is not the climax or the resolution. It is not the falling action -- just the opposite. It is the build up towards the climax.
So the only thing it can be is the exposition which is the second answer.
Yeah...The sun shines brightly.. But what will have to do?
When a word, clause or phrase is placed improperly from the word it modifies, is known as misplaced modifiers. When placed they sound awkward or confusing and sometimes doesn't make any sense.
Therefore, in the above sentence misplaced modifier is A. without any shoes on. As this phrase sounds awkward when spoken at the end. While if we modify the sentence correctly it would be,
While she was playing at the park, without any shoes on, Lindy accidentally stepped on a piece of glass.
I believe that the answer Is D