The answer is going to be B : provides some action for characters as they are speaking
the TV didn't work..........the electricity had cut out.
- while ❌
- because✔️
- before❌
- by the time❌
The TV didn't work <u>because</u> the electricity had cut out.
By using this information in the climax, the author creates a tone of anxiousness or danger created before, when the caravan does encounter the raiders, that contrasts with the sense of relief achieved when the characters find out is really an oasis they are looking.
