D. through the sound effect of footsteps around the kitchen
This would be the correct answer as the use of sound effects serves an important role in the text as it would establish the setting of the story and basically establishes a way for the audience to be a part of the story.
The answer would be D, since a quartet means 4, and a triumvirate means 3. So again the answer is 4:3.
I think it looks good but why do you have to include Minnesota native I don’t think it really matters