Answer: The imagery used is trying to describe a feeling of being invisible, and unrecognizable. As if she seems to not know who she is. An emotion of being lost or uncertain, creating self doubt.
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Most probably it's option A, because it sets the environment scary, and what all needed to make the story scary is environment & dialogues
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I would say:
<span>C.
present participle
I could be wrong though</span>