Answer:
Insert a comma after the word success! :)
I believe the answer is C) frightened. A participle is a word formed from a verb, and used an an adjective or a noun. Since frightened and climbed are both verbs, that narrows it down to either C or D. From there, frightened is an adjective, while climbed is nor an adjective or a verb.
The argument relies on claims that are not backed up by facts
the audience rather than a character alone
If raining lunchtime, (I'll remain indoors. )
Or
If it's raining at lunchtime time, (I'll remain indoors.)
(when you know it may rain)
Or
If it rains lunchtime, (I'll remain indoors. )
(when you're not sure it's going to rain)
Hope this helps!
