It personifies death. Liesel is the protagonist. Sorry I can't give more, haven't finished book yet
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B. Neither the boys nor the girls are from our locality. I wonder where they are from.
This is the only one that make sense. The second sentence seals the deal. You would not wonder where they are from if you used the other choices.
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the longer of suspense tension builds,the more possibility the writer must create