Which pair of sentences contains an allusion? a. the twins are as alike as peas in a pod. i often confuse them. b. pamela is built as strong as a horse. yet she dances with the grace of a gazelle. c. chris atkins is the current romeo of brooklyn city. all the ladies love him. d. bill is caught between a rock and a hard place. he can't figure out what to do.

A sentence that contains an allusion is;

D. Bill is caught between a rock and a hard place. He can't figure out what to do.

The sentence is designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly. It is an indirect or passing reference.

fond of fighting is the answer

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.