In the midst of the street signifies the Kingdom of God where there is the tree of life or there is eternal life which has twelve fruits and is yielding every month. This expresses abundance in that place. The leaves of the tree were for healing which shows that in that place there is no sickness since there is continued health.
<span>The characterization technique which the author used in the excerpt is indirect characterization. With the use of this technique, readers can get to know the character through his actions and speech. There is no direct hint as description of appearance so readers themselves reveal character's personality.</span>
The answer would be D, since <em>Alexander the Great </em>was his name.
