How does the author create suspense in paragraph 4?

Question

Responses

By explaining the narrator’s reasons for the murder
By explaining the narrator’s reasons for the murder

By having the narrator repeat the old mans word’s
By having the narrator repeat the old mans word’s

By describing the narrator’s anxiety and fear
By describing the narrator’s anxiety and fear

By showing the narrator’s repetitive actions
By showing the narrator’s repetitive actions
Question 2
Part B

Which two quotes from paragraph 4 best support the answer to Part A?

Responses

And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it—oh, so gently!
And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it—oh, so gently!

I moved it slowly—very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep.
I moved it slowly—very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep.

. . . and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.
. . . and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.

. . . I went boldly into the chamber, and spoke courageously to him, calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he had passed the night.
. . . I went boldly into the chamber, and spoke courageously to him, calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he had passed the night.

So you see he would have been a very profound old man, indeed, to suspect that every night, just at twelve, I looked in upon him while he slept

Answer 1

For Part A, the best response to how the author creates suspense in paragraph 4 is:

By describing the narrator’s anxiety and fear.

This choice reflects the tension and internal conflict the narrator experiences, contributing to the overall suspense of the scene.

For Part B, the two quotes that best support the answer to Part A are:

1. "And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it—oh, so gently!"

2. "I moved it slowly—very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep."

Both quotes illustrate the narrator's careful and anxious actions, emphasizing their fear of detection and heightening the suspense of the moment.