Question

The sun was just beginning to rise when Jilly woke up at 5 am for track practice. Still half-asleep, she sat up in bed and heard something slithering along the floor. Looking down, she distinguished what appeared to be a beast about as large as a medium-sized crocodile or a large raccoon. Slowly and quietly, Jilly made her way to her closet and grabbed a hanger. Then she swatted at “the thing,” snagging one edge of it and pulling. She howled, “I GOT YOU!”, and then turned on a lamp. In the lamplight, she saw now it was her green cotton robe slinking along the floor. Much to her embarrassment, underneath her bathrobe, Jilly found her tiger cat, Boo-Boo. Her mischievous cat was tugging playfully on the robe, hoping to keep up his early-morning game. Which sentence develops suspense in the story? (1 point) Responses The sun was just beginning to rise when Jilly woke up at 5:00 a.m. for track practice. The sun was just beginning to rise when Jilly woke up at 5:00 a.m. for track practice. Slowly and quietly, Jilly made her way to her closet and grabbed a hanger. Slowly and quietly, Jilly made her way to her closet and grabbed a hanger. Her mischievous cat was now tugging playfully, hoping to keep up his early morning game. Her mischievous cat was now tugging playfully, hoping to keep up his early morning game. In the lamplight, she now saw that it was her green cotton robe slinking along the floor.

Answer 1

The sentence that develops suspense in the story is: "Slowly and quietly, Jilly made her way to her closet and grabbed a hanger." This sentence builds tension as it describes Jilly's cautious approach to a mysterious situation, creating anticipation about what she might encounter.