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Question 14 • (AG Q3) ELA 8: 25-26 (SWilliams)

Which sentence from "The Lady, or the Tiger” is an example of building suspense?

Answer

He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.

The exercises, as in the other instance, took place immediately, and in the arena.

As is usual in such cases, she was the apple of his eye, and was loved by him above all humanity.

She knew in which of the two rooms, that lay behind those doors, stood the cage of the tiger, with its open front, and in which waited the lady.

Explanation

Choice D builds suspense by revealing that the princess knows what is behind each door, while leaving the reader wondering which door she will direct her lover toward. The contrast between the tiger’s cage and the waiting lady makes the choice feel dangerous and uncertain. The other choices describe the king, the arena, or the princess’s relationship with her father without creating the same unanswered question.

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