I’ve never read this story but my gut is going with A
Answer:
C. rang
Explanation:
rung is not a word, and was ringing is present tense. the question is asked in past tense and the past tense of ring or ringing is rang. because rung is not a word, it is southern slang
C. assonance, because assonance is when two or more words close together repeat the same vowel sound but have different consonant sounds. In this case, the "ea" is repeated
You give the persons name a another name instead of the one it has.