<span>The weary traveler sought refuge from the storm underneath a canopy of trees, leafy and green.</span>
I would say that such a cruise ship would be an example of a supplier since on shore excursions presumably would be organized by the ship strictly for the ship passengers so this means the ship personnel would be the chief suppliers of this service.
Your answer would be A. A climax is like the high point in a story, where suspense and action are built up. Hope this helps!
A), since lymphatic means sluggish we can infer that this means that the nurse was sluggish and slow, but was "brisked up a bit"