The tale is told as if its happening once upon a dream
The answer is C) quivering
To incite is to to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action, so technically, the only thing that may cause that would be responsibility (option B). Although, without any proper context, I can't say it too confidently. Abandonment would make her feel helpless and confused, an interrogation seems like action has already been taken, and another protagonist would cause.....mixed feelings honestly.
<span>An author’s style is </span>the ways in which he or she writes.
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This includes word choice, use of figurative language, etc.
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