I agree with your answers. It’s the contrast of darkness and light that exposes the woman’s pure fear against the dark background
Your answer is C, in the past.
Simple present tense of the verb adds 's' or 'es' or 'ies' to the end of the verb.
Such as: Joseph enjoy<u>s</u> cooking dinner. OR Mary miss<u>es</u> her parents. OR Tommy cr<u>ies</u> when he is sad.