"the moment he opened his mouth, I cringed at the sound." and "my father was a strong man . . " They both represent that the author is afraid of their father and that he left a strong impression on the author idea of the way a father should be. Hope this helps :)
I think a or d because if you take out the commas on a u get yes you may read one more chapter which is correct also the comma in d indicates a pause which is also right
