Paternity is a term that refers to biological fatherhood. Pater- means father. If someone were to ask you of your paternity, they would be asking you who your (biological) father is.
I am not 100% sure but I believe it's A. a deck of cards based on my logic.
A baseball and a coffe mug is too big and an open palm can vary in size too much.
Autism is a scale and many individuals with autism are fully capable of functioning in a regular classroom setting. While some may be unable to function in a normal classroom setting, others may not. I do agree with this setup, as long as the individual is able to handle being in this setting.