Answer: B. creating a plan
If Sir Gawaine were devising a scheme to rescue his brothers, he would be creating a plan. To "devise" means to create or elaborate something, while a "scheme" refers to a plan of action, or a plot. The word is often used in reference to a plan that is secret, or dishonest.
Answer:
B. He doesn't think very highly of his writing ability.
Explanation:
In the given quote Hemingway refers to the most of his life work as to something rather average, with a little bit of good writings - which he says are there because of luck. Considering how great and famous writer he was and is, we can see that this quote is pure underestimating his own talent and being humble. So B is the correct answer.
In this quote we do no find anything that matches answer A. Answer C is totally opposite of what is said in the quote, egoistic so to say. Answer D does not refer to this quote it is not about what public thinks of him, but what he thinks of himself.
Hmm...an easier way to find a theme of the story would be either scheming through the story looking for clues or facts or read it.
I hope this answer helps.