Answer:
D. Dorothy wanders along the yellow brick road with Toto sitting in her basket, searching for clues about how to find the Emerald City.
Explanation:
Using context clues from the text, we can understand that this passage is in <em>present participle</em>. This is because of verbs like "wanders", and the use of the suffix "-ing" in the word "sitting" (infinitive form: to sit). Therefore, the verb "to search" gains the same suffix added to it.
What is he waiting for? I believe it might be a fight or a drug deal. Lol. Probably not the second one though. :P
The effect of the simile in this passage makes the passage more interesting and gives it that extra "boost" to help the reader understand what is going on.
Hope this helps!