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She turned distractedly toward him.%0D%0A%0D%0A“I have—I have—I’ve lost Madame Forestier’s necklace,” she cried.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe stood up, bewildered.%0D%0A%0D%0A“What!—how? Impossible!”%0D%0A%0D%0AThey looked among the folds of her skirt, of her cloak, in her pockets, everywhere, but did not find it.%0D%0A%0D%0A“You’re sure you had it on when you left the ball?” he asked.%0D%0A%0D%0A“Yes, I felt it in the vestibule of the minister’s house.”%0D%0A%0D%0A“But if you had lost it in the street we should have heard it fall. It must be in the cab.”%0D%0A%0D%0A“Yes, probably. Did you take his number?”%0D%0A%0D%0A“No. And you—didn’t you notice it?”%0D%0A%0D%0A“No.”%0D%0A%0D%0AThey looked, thunderstruck, at each other.Use the passage to answer the question.%0D%0A%0D%0AHow does the author establish pacing in this excerpt?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AThey use descriptive words, like bewildered and thunderstruck, in order to create a slow pace.%0D%0AThey use descriptive words, like bewildered and thunderstruck , in order to create a slow pace.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey incorporate dialogue between two characters in order to create a fast pace.%0D%0AThey incorporate dialogue between two characters in order to create a fast pace.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey depict a climactic and emotional event in order to create a slow pace.%0D%0AThey depict a climactic and emotional event in order to create a slow pace.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey include short sentences and rapid speech in order to create a fast pace.

Answer 1

They include short sentences and rapid speech in order to create a fast pace.

The clipped dialogue, interruptions, and short narrative sentences speed up the action and heighten urgency.