Pitchers is the appositive!
Appositive is another way of naming something that has already been named in the sentence. here it's "us" that's getting another "name": pitchers.
Answer:
A. “‘While I was dumping the heavy bottoms in the canal, I saw a bird fly into the
fumes and fall instantly into the water. It was like he’d been shot
Explanation:
A because it has a question mark at the end of the sentence. Interrogative sentences will always end in a question mark!