No it is not. It is an adverb phrase since it lacks a subordinating conjunction.
Adverb clauses must be preceded or started by a subordinating conjunction such as after, if, because or although. For a sentence to qualify as an adverb clause it must include in its body a subject and a verb.
As a general rule you can use the following formula:
An adverb clause equals a subordinate conjunction plus a subject plus a verb, and it should be answering how? when? where? or why?
Answer:
D - In Caldwells novel, her protagonist, Lucille, overcomes many obstacles to achieve her goal.
Explanation:
A Bildungsroman is about the growth of the protagonist both morally and psychologically. It's about the passage from young to adult, through learning and experiencing emotions, personal situations, a loss, etc. There isn't a particular style or content. For example, Disney movies or classic hero tales are an example of this. The main character experiences traumatic or hard situations to a point in which they need to step up and end up growing, learning values, etc.
Well it takes about 17 sooo id choose false
<span>being killed by falling into a hole
He says, "another step before my fall.." implying he would have fallen to his death had he taken another step forth</span>