A! I just did the unit test review and got that specific question correct! :D
Running is being used as a gerund working as a noun
I would have to say C.) Shot open. because it let's the reader immediately know she is scared. Therefore giving you the tone of the passage.
To understand is to perceive the intended meaning of ( words, a language or speaker).
2. she is possibly upset by her result
4. maybe she will wait for me
