Formal principle because formal means "used to be" so the ex principal would be the FORMER principal. he's not principal.
Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol’s two names.
In the first excerpt it is about how Gogol has two names, Nikhil and Gogol. Gogol is a pet name used by his family while Nikhil is his "good name". Nikhil is his more formal name and should be the one used at school. However, since Gogol was put on his birth certificate, the school must register him using his legal name.
Getting all A and B.........
That sentence is actually an example of a simile. Similes are known to compare something to another. You can tell whether it's a simile since a simile uses either "like" or "as" in their sentence as they're comparing something.
Answer:
option 3. Old Past, let go, and drop i' the sea
Explanation: