26- In Hurricane Song, Uncle Fess says, “Maybe them soldiers wouldn't have disappeared last night if there were news cameras inside." What is the primary purpose of
this statement?
a) Uncle Fess wants to be on TV in hopes of becoming famous.
b) The reporters care more about the excitement of the tragic stories than the
suffering people.
c) Uncle Fess is implying that the soldiers are only doing their jobs because they
are being watched by the public eye.
d) Sergeant Scobie and Sergeant Hancock are less helpful now that the relief
effort has moved outdoors.

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.