It is A.... the next paragraph starts with the dialogue of this friend's mom
Political satire is the rhetorical device used in the excerpt you mentioned.
Answer: c:to gain support for nonviolent resistance
According to the excerpt, there are many instances that can answer the question stated. Zaroff’s sinister and animalistic nature can be aroused by these expressions: “<em>almost bizarre</em>”, “<em>military mustache</em>”, “<em>the face of a man used to giving orders</em>” and “<em>A simple fellow, but, I'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage</em>”, and it is towards the end that it is stated that he is a <u>Cossack</u>.
She needed money to bring Abuelita to the United States