Is bumped a verb or balloon

What are the authors purposes in writing its our world too young people who are making a difference

Which two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's belief that russia's rising middle class was unable to express genuine emotion?

On one of his many outings through the brobdingnagian countryside, gulliver walks on a small path through a field. during this walk on the small path, how does gulliver get dirty? a. the dwarf throws at gulliver, b. the queen of brobdingnagian steps on gulliver, c. gulliver gets caught in a rainstorm, and d. gulliver falls in cow dung.