"the fall of the house of usher"
the main purpose of the last paragraph is to convey to the reader that
a) a person should never travel alone.
b) fear leads to mental instability.
c) most people do not need many friends.
d) this house is gloomy and forbidding.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.

isn't this axel talking to his uncle?

in the 1890s, southern states enacted a new form of black codes, called “jim crow” laws. these laws made it illegal for blacks and whites to share public facilities. this meant that blacks and whites had to use separate schools, hospitals, libraries, restaurants, hotels, bathrooms, and drinking fountains.

explanation: