Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.Jo Koophuis and I remained seated as we'd been ordered for perhaps three-quarters of an hour. Then another man came through the door into our room and called to Koophuis to come inside with him, and they went into Mr. Kraler's office. I continued to sit there, not knowing what was going on anywhere else in the building, too afraid to imagine what might be happening. How does Miep build suspense in this passage?
Answer
A
by telling events without revealing the outcome
B
by describing the specific details about the passing of time
C
by revealing the names of all the people involved
D
by explaining her thought process throughout the ordeal
Explanation
Miep describes waiting and seeing Koophuis called into another room, but she does not say what happened next or what the men wanted. That leaves the reader uncertain about the outcome, which builds suspense. The detail that she waited for three-quarters of an hour adds tension, but the key technique is withholding what happens.
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