I know this might not help now but I think its D but I will let you know for sure in a minute or two
from two stones clapping together. There was no one else around. Em thought that the wind was making the sound, but when she looks outside not a single breeze is in sight. She gets so scared she screams, but no one comes. They say if you listen closely at night you can hear the two stones clapping together and Em screaming.
It's 'in those days'.. specifying those days as in the past.
Verb: the word "asked" is the action of requesting information.
