HELP ME ASAP!!! When authors use pacing, they manipulate the pieces

A: Setting
B: Speed and time
C: Characters
D: Theme

When i was four years old, my dad and i a tree in our front yard. it was a tiny, fragile sapling. he promised me that it would grow tall and strong, but he said that i had to be patient. until i turned 18 years old, dad and i it every year on my birthday. choose the words that correctly fill in the blanks.

Choose the option that includes the main claim in “the american promise”

How did the english teacher ponyboy? the outsiders