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QuizMultiple Choice

The Art of Creating Suspense: Central Ideas of Two Authors

Question 9 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR

Review the paragraph from "A Simple Way to Create Suspense" the by Lee Child.Trusting such a simple system feels cheap and meretricious while you’re doing it. But it works. It’s all you need. Of course, attractive and sympathetic characters are nice to have; and elaborate and sinister entanglements are satisfying; and impossible-to-escape pits of despair are great. But they’re all luxuries. The basic narrative fuel is always the slow unveiling of the final answer.

Answer
A
To create suspense, writers must reveal details gradually so readers want more.
B
To create suspense, writers must include characters that are good looking and interesting.
C
Suspenseful stories should always contain complicated plot twists.
D
Suspenseful stories should always contain dangerous, exciting details.

Explanation

The paragraph says that the “basic narrative fuel” is the slow unveiling of the final answer. This means suspense comes from revealing information gradually, keeping readers curious about what will happen. The paragraph describes appealing characters, complicated entanglements, and dangerous situations as luxuries, not requirements, so choices B, C, and D are not the main point.

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