To give a picture of the behavior of the grasshoppers would be my first choice but it could also be to show the violence of nature
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The most likely reason that the audience might sympathize with Prospero
is : He saved Ariel from the evil spell he had been placed under.Apex
Prospero
rescued Ariel when she is imprisoned in a tree and in exchange Ariel
will fulfill Prospero's wishes and his dream to be free.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
1)“The two geologists had been out on their first mission together to collect rock and soil samples.”This statement implies it is their first time on a mission together, Hence their first interaction. 
2) “Bianca and Jordan were new members who had been recruited from different training programs.” This statement implies that they’ve never met before because they’ve been recruited from different training programs.
3) “They chatted about their backgrounds, each learning about where the other had grown up and gone to school.” This implies they had now tried to get to know each other since they haven’t talked before.
        
             
        
        
        
It might be said this paragraph shows "the damages caused by the lateral blast" (option D) because the reader gets to know that it can "shoot (..) pieces of rocks", "kill by impact, burial or heat" and to "knock entire forests". Nothing about prevention or causes is mentioned not even how to avoid it 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
1.loc
2.sign
3.nat
4.cogn
5.ped 
I'm not sure about the bonus questions