Answer: First of all, Irving describes them both as miserly. In fact they are both so concerned with penny-pinching that they are willing to cheat each other. The wife will hide whatever she can from Tom, including eggs. In turn, he spends hours trying to find the stash of goods that she has hidden. Secondly, they both love to quarrel
An expression of care and direction given in a sattle and absolute manner
Well we can look at this question and eliminate Rhetorical Question due to the fact the excerpt above isn't asking anything. We can also eliminate an allusion because this is not an allusion it is a dream. We can then eliminate Logo's because it is a Greek word meaning logic. Pathos makes no sense because there is not pity or sadness involved. So the only option left is A)Ethos. I hope this helps