Please answer right this is hard for me and i keep getting the wrong answers. How could Maitre Malandain be best described?

inconsiderate and impolite
devious and calculating
bright and an opportunist
harmless and anxious

Maitre Malandain is which type of character?

flat and static
flat and dynamic
round and static
round and dynamic

Who is the antagonist of the story?

Maitre Malandain
The piece of string
Monsieur the Mayor
Maitre Hauchecorne
none of the above

How does De Maupassant create sympathy for Maitre Hauchecorne?

He does not create sympathy for the character.
The reader knows the truth and no one will believe him.
He is the poor fool who does not know the difference between reality and fiction.
He is a multidimensional character whom everyone pities.