Answer:
A. degrade:treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.
Explanation:
B. In the sentence it uses the words "now" and "demands respect". By these words/ phrases it shows how due to her mother's teachings in the past of never letting anyone degrade her, she "now" demands respect. Thus meaning that the correlation between disrespect and degrade is then made when reading the sentence and it's clues.
Answer:
I'd say it's the last one where she fills the basement with snow, the first one is close but Isla leaves the window open more out of kindness and sympathy instead of simply encouraging the child to steal.
Yes, you need an introduction paragraph, three main point paragraphs, and a closing paragraph.