Two questions
1. the display case with our trophies (stands or stand? ) on the far side of the room

2. literary criticism is like hiring a (construction worker, tour guide, maid, or teacher? ) to the literature that you are reading

1.- The display case with our trophies stands on the ar side of the room.

2.-Literary criticism is like hiring a tour guide to the literature that you are reading.

Explanation:

The explanation for the first answer's question is the following. "Stand" is a noun to qualify that an object is raised without moving in a place. However, the stand is used for the first person. While Stands are used for the third person. Both have the same meaning.

The explanation for Literary criticism is: The construction worker would be the writer. The maid would be the writer's assistant, the teacher would be the editor, while the tour guide would be the Literary Critic because it describes the work, providing an opinion based on his perspective and has no effect on the creation of the work. Which differentiates its role from the editor.

whether dad arrives in time for the game depends on his conference. subject

hmm, sadly there is no dialogue. there is no place in the story where he is talking to anyone. it's more of just describing what he eats and where he sleeps. you have to become anne frank, give details of where you are, what other folks look like, how the environment is. have a little bit of dialogue tell of what people are specifically saying. anne frank talked about her entire household including the people, the objects, the lighting, the food they ate, and even the smell in the air. there has to be more to your diary entries, the whole story in its current state is only about peter van daan, the food, the sounds, and where he sleeps. also he seems to be writing only once a year yet more than that happened from day to day. for a friend, i can you write it out, if you want.