Assuming that this is referring to the same excerpt that was posted before with this question, the correct response would be that "He appeals to his readers' emotions by imagining the consequences of not acting as he suggests," since he talks about how the US would be able to sustain itself without issue given its massive natural resources.
It's a metaphor that means that the sun rays/beams were going through the clouds
It is A. public humiliation and ostracism (Hope it helped!)
