The answer is D. Mitty would rather dream than attend to errands. He's not literally shooting a pistol, so B and C are not the answer. A. can't really be proved with this passage, also he specifies what biscuit he wants.
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a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products
Answer: B. made the government too powerful
The New Deal has made the government more active thus, it has disadvantages. One of the these disadvantages is the complaint coming from the conservatives. They believe that the New Deal has made the government overly powerful.
