I think its option d. hope this helps :)
Dumbfounded means to be left utterly speechless, or to simply be amazed/confused.
I believe it means self government. If I remember right from that book, there was basically no government, so that means they had to take care of themselves because of no food, water, etc (until the end of course). I hope this helped. I wasn't too sure about this question, so hopefully its right!
First, love the story! What's its name?
Second, if I was Jason I would still pray to god and never lose faith because God might send another "angel". Also, because life is short, you should move on with your normal life.
Hope this helps :)
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