A. hopelessness
They are about to die in a the sea. they can’t do much about it.
If you haven't already try to look up the exact question and it should give you the answer
The answer would be “Facts” because the text is informational meaning the text contains real info (aka facts)
D.
The independent sentences are separated accurately with a ;
The soldier breathed in the mustard gas and was choking on I’m guessing