Pls help due tonight

Which word best describes the white rabbit in the passage?

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 1 (excert)what does tom do to prevent aunt polly from finding out that he ate her jam? a) tom hides under the bed and then in the closet b) tom hide under the bed and tries to blame the cat c) tom hides in the closet so that aunt polly would not see him d) tom tried to wash the jam off and lied to aunt polly about the cat

What does atticus do that makes mayella ewell think that he's making fun of her? what does this show us about mayella's life?