the boy eats and drinks the milk and cookies that he knows he cannot pay for.
(I believe this is right)
Moderate means D- to take on a serious mode.
The writer used the word 'moderate' to make a comparison between those people who would lead a serious life without any excess with the group of people who would do whatever they wanted to fight against the Black Death.
I believe it is D because the allies weren't formed yet before war broke out but when it did, that's when the allies were formed.
Answer: I guess not or maybe they just don't want to drink it.
Explanation: I have never really met a kid that likes to drink coffee only adults.