Answer:
Although vague, this could be an example of personification
The participial phrase is the phrase with the participle, which is a verbal form that can function as an adjective, for example "reading" in " the reading girl".
Here it's "taking" as in Taking a break: the correct answer is d.
Victor's Obsession and Studies. Two years pass while Victor Frankenstein studies at the University of Ingolstadt. His love of scientific knowledge grows into an obsession. He continues to study with the two professors he was first introduced to at the University, Professor Krempe and Professor Waldman.
The kids should feel horrible for being accused of being guilty