Question

The Diamond Necklace
by Guy de Maupassant

She turned distractedly toward him.

“I have—I have—I’ve lost Madame Forestier’s necklace,” she cried.

He stood up, bewildered.

“What!—how? Impossible!”

They looked among the folds of her skirt, of her cloak, in her pockets, everywhere, but did not find it.

“You’re sure you had it on when you left the ball?” he asked.

“Yes, I felt it in the vestibule of the minister’s house.”

“But if you had lost it in the street we should have heard it fall. It must be in the cab.”

“Yes, probably. Did you take his number?”

“No. And you—didn’t you notice it?”

“No.”

They looked, thunderstruck, at each other.
How does the author establish pacing in this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

They use descriptive words, like bewildered and thunderstruck, in order to create a slow pace.
They use descriptive words, like bewildered and thunderstruck , in order to create a slow pace.

They incorporate dialogue between two characters in order to create a fast pace.
They incorporate dialogue between two characters in order to create a fast pace.

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

They depict a climactic and emotional event in order to create a slow pace.

Answer 1

They include short sentences and rapid speech in order to create a fast pace. The quick, clipped dialogue and brief exchanges speed the action and convey panic.