Explanation:
The characters become paranoid and fear one another, so they plot and blame one another rather than using rational thinking.
Knowing the definition of the bolded word, feebly, helps you understand that C. the speaker is very nervous.
Answer:
Option A: The sentence opens passage with a powerful and dramatic fact that arrests the reader's attention
Explanation:
Opening the passage with such a powerful description of a fact and personifying wildfires is dramatic which arrests the reader's attention leading him/her to read and know more about the facts.
Option B and D are totally incorrect as there is no mention of drones in this sentence.
Option C is also incorrect because the writer has not asked a rhetoric question from the reader. The writer has just described a fact.