In both the novel and his article "Harvest Gypsies," Steinbeck develops the idea that the American Dream may not be a reality for all people. In a well-written EIGHT
sentence paragraph, use evidence from the article and the novel to explain how he
develops this idea.

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.

i also think it is d (sorry if it's not)

so he was on top of a building and superman came through got him and put him down safely.