<u>Answer</u>:
In the story ‘The Midnight Visitor’, Mr. Ausable was a secret agent.
<u>Explanation</u>:
The story ‘The Midnight Visitor’ is about a detective who is fat and is short in height. He breaks all the stereotype thinking about a detective. Usually as per novels and movies, secret agents are very smart and friendly people. But, Ausable is a sloppy guy.
Still he is very quick-witted. Max is his rival in the story. Fowler who wants to write a book on detectives and agents, meets Ausable but is quite disappointed after meeting him.
it's a document that's an handout but you can try google translate
Besides stating that the correct answer is the first one (the church lost some of the influence it had during the height of the French Revolution), here is the explanation to better grasp the concept:
The Concordat of 1801, is an agreement signed on July 15th, between Napoleon, and the church representatives, in Rome and Paris.
This agreement defined the position of the Roman Catholic Church in France, put an end to the rupture caused by the reforms carried out by the church, and the confiscations that took place during the French Revolution.
This agreement, gave the first Consul (Napoleon), the right to nominate bishops, and new seminaries were established.
"poetic description" is the only real option from the list that is not common in expository writing, although careful descriptions can indeed be used as long as the point remains clear and forceful.