Can you put rhetorical questions in an essay

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful

What role does the bolded pronoun serve in the following sentence i like my skateboard quite a bit but i like yours better

In the following diary excerpts, which statement is most clearly using a reference to the time to convey a specific tone a.) we camped for nine days b.) march 2-11; camped at clearing c.)the week seemed to last a year d.)after a week, we left the site