All of the following are strange ties except D i believe. Hope this helped!
The eight letter would be K. hope that helped
Reminders.. you already marked your answer lol
answer: the curch is an important setting
Explanation:
After ponyboy and johnny kill bob, they are told to go on the run by dallas, who directs them to the curch, the part of the story where they are at the curch is considered the climax of the story (at thee curch fir at least)