This is an incomplete thought as it does not have a subject.
The correct answer is took a ferry ride.
The question is to make a parallel construction in this sentence. In order to do that, you need to use the same form of words. So, in the sentence above, all verbs are written in past simple form, which means that the verb which is missing has to have the same form.
B. James is skeptical and thinks Mr. Atkinson is overreacting to the situation.
The answer is A i hope this helps