Identify elements of the short story on which a critic might comment

plot

duration

theme

character

style

A critic's job is to express a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of its value, truth, beauty, or technique. Therefore, a critic might comment on all the alternatives in this question except for duration, which is applicable to movies, shows, plays, programs but not applicable to stories.

So the answer is these four elements:

Plot

Theme

Character

Style

The answer is probably A. because he didn't kill the giant because he sold the cow he killed the giant because he stole his goose and the giant wanted to kill him so he cut the beanstalk while the giant was coming down.