It is answer A and if it's not which im sure it is, it is answer D
Answer:
Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick, then he could stay home from school.
Explanation:
The above sentence actually shows that Tom is to be resourceful.
We discover from the passage that Tom wasn't feeling like going to school that Monday. So, he was looking for a way to make an excuse for not going. He started thinking and cleverly looking for ways to avoid school.
It is then he wished he was sick, so that he could stay home from school.
I think the answer is a hyperbole because it doesnt have any like or as