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To identify the central idea of a text, readers must

A
study the middle paragraph.
B
read an author’s anecdote.
C
notice key words and details.
D
listen to an author’s interview.
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Review the paragraph from the article "A Simple Way to Create Suspense."Readers are human, and humans seem programmed to wait for answers to questions they witness being asked. I learned that fact in my first job. I worked in television production from 1977 until 1995, and the business changed radically during that time, mainly because of one particular invention. It was something that almost no one had in 1980, and that almost everyone had in 1990, and it changed the game forever. We had to cope with it. We had to invent a solution to the serious problem it posed.

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analogy.
B
anecdote.
C
example.
D
elective.
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Read the excerpt from Lee Child’s "A Simple Way to Create Suspense".Like the old cartoon of the big fish eating a smaller fish eating a very small fish, you’ll find out the big answer after a string of smaller drip-drip-drip answers. The big answer is parceled out slowly and parsimoniously.

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I want it to change them, and I want my reader to feel that change through the character, as if it's them.
B
There has to be this peeling away of the onion, where you get to the core of the character as the story unfolds.
C
I mean, you know, crime is such a great tool for talking about the human condition, and that's what I like to do.
D
If you think about "To Kill a Mockingbird," for instance, some of those courtroom scenes are more tense than any Grisham novel, you know.
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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.

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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.
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Writers Karin Slaughter and Lee Child share which ideas about creating suspense? Select 2 options.

A
Strong writing often includes an element of suspense.
B
Classic literature provides examples of suspense.
C
Leaving information unknown creates suspense.
D
Delaying answers to questions creates suspense.
E
Developing characters slowly creates suspense.
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Which note best summarizes the central idea of "A Simple Way to Create Suspense"?

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Lee Child – wrote books & television
B
good ingredients = good cake
C
no remote control in 1980
D
Make readers hungry for answers
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How does author Lee Child develop his central idea in his "A Simple Way to Create Suspense"?

A
He writes about suspense by giving readers immediate answers.
B
He writes about suspense by creating suspense for his readers.
C
Many tense and suspenseful situations are included in the article.
D
Many characters in the article are found in suspenseful circumstances.
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Read the excerpt from "A Simple Way to Create Suspense".For instance, heading toward a movie review program, I remember we asked: Who was the studio’s first choice for the Harry Callahan role in "Dirty Harry”?We knew most viewers would be intrigued. (What, Clint Eastwood wasn’t the first choice?) But—and this was the lesson—the success of the tactic didn’t depend on intrigue. Even viewers with no interest at all stuck around to find out. Humans are hard-wired. They need to know. Even viewers who knew the answer for sure stuck around, in order to be gratified. The gap was bridged, and the danger averted. (It was Frank Sinatra. You waited, right?)

A
The central idea of this excerpt is that Clint Eastwood was not the original choice for the Dirty Harry movie.
B
The central idea of this excerpt is that intrigue is the most important way to create suspense.
C
The author uses an analogy to compare his readers to the characters of a Hollywood movie.
D
The author uses a personal anecdote to show that audiences are willing to wait for an answer.
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quicklyeasilyfrighteninglygradually

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quickly
B
easily
C
frighteningly
D
gradually
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Review the excerpt from Lee Child’s "A Simple Way to Create Suspense".I learned that fact in my first job. I worked in television production from 1977 until 1995, and the business changed radically during that time, mainly because of one particular invention.Compare to this excerpt from the NPR interview with Karin Slaughter.And being a Southern author, you know, I grew up with Flannery O'Connor, and I love reading her essays because she was such a—not just a wonderful writer, but she was wonderful at talking about writing.

A
Both writers share personal anecdotes to develop their central ideas.
B
Both writers use their work experience to develop their central ideas.
C
Both writers were influenced by Flannery O’Connor.
D
Both writers worked in television production.
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Camille is taking notes on "A Simple Way to Create Suspense."Like the old cartoon of the big fish eating a smaller fish eating a very small fish, you’ll find out the big answer after a string of smaller drip-drip-drip answers. The big answer is parceled out slowly and parsimoniously. I remember doing that in "Killing Floor,” my first novel featuring Jack Reacher, a drifter and ex-military policeman. Something weird is happening in a small Georgia town. O.K., great, but what? Well, it seems to be something to do with money. Fine, but what exactly? Well, it seems to be about getting hold of perfect blank paper for counterfeiting purposes. Wonderful, but where the heck are they getting it?

A
Lee Child = author Jack Reacher
B
Fish, drips = answers
C
Big answer should come slowly
D
Blank paper to print money
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Nico made this note while listening to Karin Slaughter’s NPR interview.People in story should matter to readers.

A
I'm one of those people who doesn't really think of thrillers in a conventional way
B
you have to make sure that the reader cares enough about these characters
C
"The Great Gatsby," where you had a lone gunman killing someone.
D
I'm thinking about the books I grew up with, even "Gone with the Wind,"
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Which is the most correct comparison?

A
Both Slaughter and Child agree that classic literature is full of suspense.
B
Both Slaughter and Child use a hungry family analogy.
C
While Slaughter agrees with Child on revealing information slowly, she also feels character development is important.
D
While Slaughter agrees with Child on his simple formula for creating suspense, she withholds information longer.
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Duncan is taking notes on Karin Slaughter’s interview about writing.I think, really, what makes thrillers work is that they have to have a beginning, a middle and an end. When you – writing crime fiction, when you want a really good story, when you want a compelling read, you have to focus equally on plot and character. And you have to make sure that the reader cares enough about these characters so that when bad things happen, they want to read along.And being a Southern author, you know, I grew up with Flannery O'Connor, and I love reading her essays because she was such a—not just a wonderful writer, but she was wonderful at talking about writing.

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Beginning, middle, end
B
Plot & character - important
C
O’Connor- Southern author
D
Slaughter loves essays
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Gary has made this note in his reading notebook.Slowly giving readers answers moves story along.

A
What almost no one had in 1980 and almost everyone had in 1990 was a remote control.
B
Even viewers who knew the answer for sure stuck around, in order to be gratified.
C
“How do you bake a cake?” has the wrong structure.
D
The basic narrative fuel is always the slow unveiling of the final answer.
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Which line from "A Simple Way to Create Suspense" best supports the central idea that writers should not give their readers answers too quickly?

A
The reader learns to chase, and the momentum becomes unstoppable.
B
So writers are taught to focus on ingredients and their combination.
C
We had to invent a solution to the serious problem it posed.
D
Thus the principle works in a micro sense, as well as in a macro one.
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Which is the most correct comparison?

A
Both Slaughter and Child agree that classic literature is full of suspense.
B
Both Slaughter and Child use a hungry family analogy.
C
While Slaughter agrees with Child on revealing information slowly, she also feels character development is important.
D
While Slaughter agrees with Child on his simple formula for creating suspense, she withholds information longer.
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Review the excerpt from Lee Child’s "A Simple Way to Create Suspense".I learned that fact in my first job. I worked in television production from 1977 until 1995, and the business changed radically during that time, mainly because of one particular invention.Compare to this excerpt from the NPR interview with Karin Slaughter.And being a Southern author, you know, I grew up with Flannery O'Connor, and I love reading her essays because she was such a—not just a wonderful writer, but she was wonderful at talking about writing.

A
Both writers share personal anecdotes to develop their central ideas.
B
Both writers use their work experience to develop their central ideas.
C
Both writers were influenced by Flannery O’Connor.
D
Both writers worked in television production.
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quicklyeasilyfrighteninglygradually

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quickly
B
easily
C
frighteningly
D
gradually
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How does author Lee Child develop his central idea in his "A Simple Way to Create Suspense"?

A
He writes about suspense by giving readers immediate answers.
B
He writes about suspense by creating suspense for his readers.
C
Many tense and suspenseful situations are included in the article.
D
Many characters in the article are found in suspenseful circumstances.

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