I believe a person who manages money is called a treasurer...
It could either be B or C. B makes sense because he was hurt by the cat, but C makes sense because his soul "took flight" from his body and "fiendish malevolence" thrilled him. Id go with choice C.
The purpose of the introduction is to present the main idea
A comparison using two completely different objects saying something "is" this. An example is: The cloud is a pillow