Hi !!
The confused pinto pony / ran in the corral.
<em>you forgot to say what is underlined..</em>
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The confused pinto pony => complete subject <em>of the verb "run" in preterit tense. (ran) </em>
ran in the corral => complete predicate
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Greed is root of all evil.
Since the question is asking about the external conflict, I would say the answer is B.
It seems that the boy uses everyday language in order to describe what he sees and smells. By resorting to this, the reader gets the perspective of a young boy from a poor social class because the imaginary used is based on elements that he might see on daily bases, smells like the cat or somthing roaten are really common in the streets.