I would say the answer is C) metaphors point out common human failings. This is especially evident in 'Animal Farm', where animals represent various human flaws.
1. a. why she left
2. c. used to take
3. c. did you buy
4. c. upset
5. a. lived
6. c. on
7. c. in
8. b. inside
9. *unsure, i’ve never watched it*
10. d. should
11. b. because
12. d. orphanage
13. c. would
14. a. annoys
15. b. repairman
A simple subject is whom or what the subject is about.
The answer is noun.