Hollow city .............
The comma should go after again, so the answer is D
This is an instance of dramatic irony, taking into account that this figure of spech is when the implications of a situation, speech, etc, are understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.
simple sentence- Carrie whistled for Sassy, her cocker spaniel. Sassy came bounding down the stairs.
compound sentence- Carrie whistled for Sassy, her cocker spaniel, and Sassy came bounding down the stairs.