B because the burros are carrying your parents down the montain
Answer: The market was busy and full of people selling words. There were crowds of people pushing and shouting. There were huge wooden wheeled carts.
Answer: C. Devastation
Explanation:
Cataclysm refers to an event which brings about a great change or harm. It is an event that leads to destruction or a violent change. Its synonyms include cdisaster, collapse, destruction, devastation, catastrophe, etc.
The accurate synonym for cataclysm as it is used in the excerpt is devastation. It implies that the animals that had survived the initial devastation were eventually killed.