I don't know what story this is from or what is really happening; however, from what I can tell, the author uses the phrase "the annals of parental vigilance" to heavily imply that Daisy's parents are extremely rigid in how they raise her, in an orthodox fashion. "Annals" is defined as yearly record keeping, and "parental vigilance" means that the mother is one that is always watching and correcting her child (from what I can tell.
The correct answer to this question is letter "B. killing any sacred animals." The words in the sentence that are the complete gerund phrase is that <span>killing any sacred animals. Killing here is used as a subject and is being pointed out in the sentence.</span>
The answer is C) Sarcastic. Sarcastic means marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. The author is sarcastically saying that Editha's father is speaking in his "public-will-now-address-a-few remarks tone". She is attempting to use irony in this line so the answer is sarcastic.
When a close encounter with a black mamba left him unharmed, George felt reassured in his plan.
