I believe what this passage foreshadows is that C. Rome will suffer danger and destruction.
You can see in the excerpt that no good things are happening - there is a fire, and something is burning, and people are afraid - so obviously, it doesn't mean that it is going to prosper or be renewed, when something so terrible is happening. One slave cannot destroy an empire, which is why that is incorrect too.
The main idea behind it is that life is short and that we need to laugh and be happy while we have time and not focus on negative things because life is short. If life hits you in the teeth there's no reason to be depressed forever about it, just laugh and be happy and keep moving on.
I would say D. It seems she is making a good statement as well. :)
B. Clay is your answer because Clay is describing 'his friend.'
Hope this helped!
-Lion
