Answer:
B. ''The sudden realization hit her like a thunderclap.''
Step-by-step explanation:
Pathos is one of the rhetorical devices along with logos and ethos. Pathos means ''passion'' or ''emotion''. The only one of these answer choices that have to do with emotion is option B. Mountain pine beetle infestation is a negative thing by the word infestation, so if something ''hit her'' it is usually negative, and she would most likely be taken aback.