By putting it as a matter-of-fact statement (assuming everything else was action packed) there is a massive shift that creates contrast in the piece and leaves a very concise point to shock/leave the reader with.
The correct answer is D.
Stream of conscious narration is an example of experimentation in American modernism. The other techniques were commonly used long before the advent of modernism and would not be examples of experimentation.
Non-fiction, since it's a first person encounter of your life.