I would have to say it's part of the theme.
Morality and politics is the ethos of the story, aka origin aka theme.
With-out a theme there would be no plot...and no setting.
So...
C. Theme
Answer:
By making a comparison between the girl and her brother
Explanation:
parents being divorced, loss of family, financial issues
*dab*
I would say break down the analogy
Answer:
I would say she's gone for half an hour/30 min that is if they are taking the time it takes for the nurse to walk there do what she needs to do and get back into account if not it may take 40-50 min instead.