It is Burned add ed for past tense
It is in a subjunctive mood since the underlined word is were. You are likely dealing with a unreal conditional sentence.
Answer:
The answer is D -- in the absence of any other context.
If, on the other hand, this passage is an excerpt from an actual story (of which I am unfamiliar), then it's possible that one of the other responses is correct instead.
Explanation:
Is the story good
what is the story about
who is the main character