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Giving over all your children is worse
It says so in the kalvachomer itself brought in rashi.
Plus it’s not really worse. It’s multiple times the same.
It’s like asking what’s worse? Stealing once or stealing twice.
The stealing is the same so each time you did it again.
There are many sources that doing the same sin multiple times is worse than doing it once.
But even without that Just the fact that you did it again means you did it twice
2) don’t know.
The gemarah is not sure, expressed in many places, if hitting or payment is a worse punishment.
Take your pick.
3)I answered you.
A person can save whatever is more precious to themselves with any of their other “possessions ”
It’s not lifnaY iver. She does not want him to do any.
Your question is better asked what if someone is threatened, either rape this girl or steal from that person.
In which case It would seem he would have to do the rape
I hope to never be put in that position. Call your lor for practical application