In "perseus and the quest for medusa's head," why is perseus charged with the task of bringing the king the head of medusa?
a. the king wants to rid the kingdom of the evil villain.
b. perseus suggests this task, and the king agrees to shame perseus.
c. perseus wants to marry a queen from across the sea, and this is the bride price.
d. the king's daughter is angry with medusa and asks perseus to slay her.

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.