Is the word "him," in the following sentence a object of a preposition, a direct object, or an indirect object? "as everett spoke, people gave him polite attention."

Part 7: the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde: cresolutionpre-testactivewhat is the resolution of the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde? o utterson enters the lab.o poole finds a dead body.o mr. hyde writes a confession.o dr. jekyll and mr. hyde die.