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The author is giving details and purpose to this event and is inviting people to come to attend it. They even tell you how you can get to the event and about the designated "drop zones".
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options 2 and 5 make the most sense to me
B, A, C, A (this last one I am not positive about)
I believe the answer is D.
The guest are happy that they are able to wall off themselves from the world containing the Red Death. They planned to live and dance in luxury until disease died out. The only thing halting their excitement was the ominous clock chimes where all would stop until it ended.