What is the falling action in the book the outsiders?

Which of the following is a comparison that this poem makes?

What does the term fiend not mean as it is used in the passage? a) beast b) brute c) fanatic d) savage

Read the excerpt from “the railroad earth.” o well anyway i'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. the narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly.optimistic.wealthy.intelligent.