The passage is in third person because it refers to her as Cathy or "her"
Answer:
B. States an opinion
Explanation:
A) is incorrect you want to save that for the very end when you restate your thesis in conclusion.
C) is incorrect. You support your topic sentences in your middle body paragraphs.
D) is incorrect because your answers to any questions should and will be in the BODY of your essay not your very beginning statement.