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The correct answer is "to explore the possibility of the fire smoldering long before the cat was dead".
The author's does that to stretch the readers anticipation and therefore intensify the tension by slightly and alternatively moving the attention from the previous and subsequent horrific events, which will inevitably remain in the readers mind due the visceral nature of them, since it's a horrific tale that strives for accentuating feelings like despair and distress with frightening scenarios.
Answer:
c.Sue has been so good to her and done so much for her while she has been sick
1. Contains important nerve endings: cochlea
2. eardrum: tympanic membrane
3. hammer: malleus
4. maintains body equilibrium: semicircular canals
5. anvil: incus
6. stirrup: stapes